Oyera Surname

258,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,521 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Oyera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,4151:27,5903,827
Kenya661:699,69530,103
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
Congo51:997,81917,129
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Oyera (16) may also be a first name.

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oyiera91904/
Goyera9135/
Oyeras9125/
Oyeera919/
Ouyera912/
Hoyera911/
Oyerra911/
Yoyera911/
Yera897,492/
Oera89343/
Oyra8936/
Hoyerra832/
Oyerach832/
Oyierah831/
Yerra8010,707/
Ojera805,608/
Yerga805,549/
Oyero803,298/
Owera802,987/
Ayera801,181/
Oyira801,142/
Oyere80724/
Oyara80553/
Iyera80233/
Oyeri80225/
Oyrer80186/
Uyera80169/
Goera8022/
Ouera8019/
Yeray8018/
Goyra8014/
Eyera8013/
Yerai809/
Oyora809/
Yerha806/
Yeraa805/
Hoyra804/
Yeraj803/
Yerau802/
Oerea802/
Oeyra802/
Yerea801/
Oyery801/
Ohyra801/
Ayiera731,249/
Ayeras731,000/
Ayerza73795/
Ayerra73769/
Hoyraz73458/
Howera73392/
Ojeras73112/
Ayerga7396/
Oggera7364/
Hoyrat7350/
Ouyere7350/
Huyera7345/
Hoyery7335/
Yeraja7329/
Hoyere7323/
Goyere7319/
Oyerio7319/
Goyara7314/
Goyeri7313/
Oyieri7310/
Ogiera7310/
Ouyero7310/
Ayeera739/
Yereah737/
Yerraa737/
Gayera737/
Oyeero737/
Owerah736/
Oweera736/
Yerrah735/
Hyerah735/
Oyorra734/
Oheara734/
Goerra734/
Goyero734/
Owerra734/
Ayerha734/
Yeraya733/
Ojeera733/
Hojera733/
Gouera733/
Oyerie733/
Oyarer733/
Hoerah732/
Hiyera732/
Goerai732/
Goyray732/
Gojera732/
Yoyere732/
Ayerah732/
Oieras732/
Oyarza732/
Uyiera732/
Oueroa731/
Oyeere731/
Hayera731/
Iyeraj731/
Hoyara731/
Yeraha731/
Yerraj731/
Yehraj731/
Ouerad731/
Ayerad731/
Oyerei731/
Oyirah731/
Iyerga731/
Oyeroi731/
Yergaa731/
Houera731/
Iyerat731/
Ouehra731/
Ouerga731/
Ouyeri731/
Oyerot731/
Oyaraa731/
Oyeeri731/
Ojeraa731/
Ohwera731/
Hoyero731/
Yerrra731/
Oyarea731/
Oyiero731/
Oyereu731/
Oueras731/
Ouerra731/
O'Eara730/
Hoyora730/
Ayerea730/
Ayerat730/
Oura6730,660/
Yero6722,568/
Yeri675,314/
Yere673,405/
Ayra672,411/
Oira672,335/
Eira671,937/
Oeri671,379/
Uera67645/
Eura67515/
Hojyrat67462/
Eera67436/
Iera67427/
Aera67392/
Eara67319/
Oere6790/
Yery6773/
Huyerra6759/
Goyaray6739/
Oyri6737/
Yerraya6732/
Houyere6725/
Oero6722/
Yeré6722/
Oery6721/
Ejra6713/
Ouerrad6712/
Ayherra6712/
Goyarai6710/
Oyre679/
Eyra677/
Hayerah676/
Hayhera674/
Hoyraya674/
Ojra672/
Uyra672/
Oyro672/
Ouerach672/
Houeroa671/
Goyreau671/
Gohwera671/
Yerraha671/
Goyarah671/
Houyero671/
Ouyerou671/
Oyry671/
Oyarath671/
Oyarzúa671/
Gayeera671/
Hojerat671/
Ayerraj671/
Ayierah671/
Ouerats671/
Oerj671/
Yerj671/
Oweratt670/
Howerga670/
Hoysrad670/
Ouereau670/
Hoyrath670/
Eyerhat670/

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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
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  • 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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