Oyesa Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Oyesa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 32 | 1:5,535,711 | 139,404 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Oyesa (11) may also be a first name.
Oyesa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oyesa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oyesa (Russian: Ойэса) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oyesa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Oyesa is the 2,979,664th most frequent surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Oyesa reside; 74 percent reside in West Africa and 74 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oyesa is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 11 people.
The surname Oyesa is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 5,535,711. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Edo, where 41 percent reside, Delta, where 34 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 22 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 19 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Oyesa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Oyesa in the Russian language | ||
| Ойэса | ojesa | - |
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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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- 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 Oyesa
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