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
The surname Oyesa (Russian: Ойэса) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oyesa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Oyesa is the 2,979,664th most frequent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Oyesa reside; 74 percent reside in West Africa and 74 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most numerous forename throughout the world, held by 11 people.
The surname Oyesa is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 5,535,711. In Nigeria Oyesa is most common in: Edo, where 41 percent are found, Delta, where 34 percent are found and Bayelsa, where 22 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 19 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 2 percent are found.
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
- 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 Oyesa
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