Oyesanya Surname

181,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,346 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oyesanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyesanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,2291:79,4725,636
England581:960,65648,451
United States511:7,107,038327,397
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Oyesanya (81) may also be a first name.

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oesanya931/
Ojesanya88149/
Oyasanya8846/
Ayesanya885/
Oyesonya884/
Oyisanya883/
Oyesanyo881/
Oyosanya881/
Ousanya8014/
Aesanya806/
Oisanya804/
Eisanya801/
Yesania801/
Ojasanya7552/
Ojosanya758/
Ayosanya755/
Awesanya753/
Eyisanya751/
Aeshanya751/
Ouechanya711/

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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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