Oyera Surname
Approximately 1,521 people bear this surname
Oyera Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,415 | 1:27,590 | 3,827 |
| Kenya | 66 | 1:699,695 | 30,103 |
| Brazil | 28 | 1:7,645,512 | 174,288 |
| Congo | 5 | 1:997,819 | 17,129 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Oyera (16) may also be a first name.
Oyera Demographics
Oyera Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Oyera Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oyera Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oyera is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Oyera? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 258,654th most frequent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 4,791,286 people. The surname Oyera is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Oyera reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 61 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held given name internationally, borne by 16 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 1,415 people, or 1 in 27,590. In Uganda Oyera is most frequent in: Nebbi District, where 19 percent live, Zombo District, where 14 percent live and Hoima District, where 8 percent live. Other than Uganda Oyera occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 4 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.
Oyera Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Oyera last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Oyera
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