Oyesanya Surname
Approximately 2,346 people bear this surname
Oyesanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,229 | 1:79,472 | 5,636 |
| England | 58 | 1:960,656 | 48,451 |
| United States | 51 | 1:7,107,038 | 327,397 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Oyesanya (81) may also be a first name.
Oyesanya Demographics
Average Oyesanya Salary in
United States
$24,466 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Oyesanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oyesanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oyesanya occurs most in Nigeria. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Oyesanya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oyesanya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 181,439th most numerous surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 3,106,371 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Oyesanya live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oyesanya is also the 1,068,082nd most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 81 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,229 people, or 1 in 79,472. In Nigeria Oyesanya is mostly found in: Lagos, where 47 percent live, Ogun, where 35 percent live and Oyo, where 4 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.
Oyesanya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Oyesanya last name is principally Christian (92%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Oyesanya surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 83.33% registered with the political party.
Oyesanya earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 43.3% less than the national average, earning $24,466 USD per year.
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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 Oyesanya
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