Oyet Surname

38,345th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,722 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Oyet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda9,2171:4,236759
Sudan4,2001:8,9311,260
Nigeria2221:797,94035,665
Burkina Faso291:632,8317,862
England141:3,979,861125,553
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Congo11:4,989,09634,171

Oyet (331) may also be a first name.

Oyet Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Oyet Come From? nationality or country of origin

Oyet is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyet? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 38,345th most frequently used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 531,085 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Oyet are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 63 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 481,336th most numerous given name world-wide, held by 331 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 9,217 people, or 1 in 4,236. In Uganda Oyet is most prevalent in: Gulu District, where 17 percent reside, Kitgum District, where 17 percent reside and Lamwo District, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Uganda this last name exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in Sudan, where 31 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.

Oyet Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goyet891,784/
Hoyet891,060/
Oyeet89129/
Oyete8953/
Yoyet8922/
Oyeth896/
Oyett893/
Ouyet893/
Oye8618,812/
Yet867,321/
Oet8687/
Oyt868/
Hoyett80154/
Houyet8089/
Goyett8058/
Ohyets8016/
Oyeete803/
Oyette802/
Oyhete801/
Hoyets800/
Hoyt7530,506/
Ayet754,232/
Hoye754,034/
Oyie753,811/
Oyat753,230/
Goye751,636/
Oyee75773/
Oyeh75637/
Oyit75584/
Yett75570/
Eyet75500/
Ouye75399/
Oyes75317/
Ooye75182/
Goet75168/
Ohye75114/
Oyot75110/
Yoyt7588/
Oyez7580/
Ouet7570/
Goyt7566/
Oyed7556/
Iyet7549/
Ojet7548/
Uyet7533/
Yoye7530/
Oyep7526/
Owet7513/
Ioye754/
Oyhe753/
Oyth752/
Yjet752/
Oytp752/
Oyje751/
Oytt751/
Ouyt751/
Ohyt751/
Ojyt751/
Oytd751/
Uoye751/
Yetd751/
Ioyt751/
Oett750/
Houyete731/
Hoyette730/
Ye677,320,967/
Oe6735,644/
Oy675,942/
Gouet675,928/
Hoyte674,937/
Hoyes673,252/
Hayet672,449/
Goyat672,180/
Gayet671,706/
Houet671,195/
Hoyez671,085/
Huyet67801/
Goyit67733/
Ouyed67702/
Oyite67691/
Hoyed67623/
Ayeet67621/
Ayete67617/
Goett67504/
Owete67403/
Oyije67370/
Gooye67348/
Goyot67305/
Goyee67276/
Iyete67235/
Oyath67158/
Hoytt67121/
Ayetz67110/
Eyete67100/
Hoyee6787/
Hoyeh6779/
Ouete6767/
Ayeth6756/
Houye6752/
Oyate6747/
Hoett6742/
Eyett6741/
Owetz6734/
Ahyet6729/
Howet6723/
Goïye6721/
Oye'e6721/
Oyitt6719/
Oyieh6718/
Goedt6718/
Ojiet6718/
Goiet6715/
Hoyat6714/
Hoyep6711/
Yoyot679/
Gohye679/
Owett678/
Hoyst677/
Oyahe677/
Oyech676/
Hoydt675/
O'Yee674/
Hoytz674/
Ouyee674/
Huoye673/
Geyet673/
Goyed672/
Hoyts672/
Uyett672/
Heyet672/
Oyees672/
Gojet672/
Hoeht672/
Oyote672/
Oyeee672/
Ouetz672/
Oyehh672/
Oyehe672/
Uyete672/
Ayett671/
Oweth671/
Oyzts671/
Hoyhe671/
Hoyit671/
Hoiyt671/
Goetd671/
Hoiet671/
Eyiet671/
Ouyes671/
Hooye671/
Hojet671/
Oujet671/
Ouiet671/
Oweet671/
Ojetz671/
Ogiet671/
Eyeet671/
Ayiet671/
Ouyat671/
Ayets671/
Iyeth671/
Ohytd671/
Oieth671/
Yoyat671/
Yetth671/
Iyets671/
Hoyth670/
Eyeth670/
Hooyt670/
Hyedt670/
Hoyht670/
Hioyt670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Oyet
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