Oyetoyan Surname

1,118,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oyetoyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyetoyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2131:831,65636,746
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Oyetoyan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oyetoyan is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyetoyan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oyetoyan is the 1,118,459th most prevalent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 33,583,161 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Oyetoyan are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 213 people, or 1 in 831,656. In Nigeria it is most common in: Kwara, where 29 percent are found, Lagos, where 24 percent are found and Osun, where 17 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Germany, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oyatoyan8845/
Oyetoyin886/
Oyetoyam881/
Oyetoyon881/
Aytoyan8036/
Yeteyan806/
Oyetoun802/
Yetayan801/
Oyatoyin7525/
Haytoyan7513/
Ojetoyin754/
Oyotoyin753/
Eyetoyon753/
Yettiyan751/
Oyetohun751/
Yetoun7125/
Yetoin714/
Yetain713/
Goeteyn67191/
Aytayan6751/
Aitoyan676/
Goytain676/
Ojetoun675/
Outeyan672/
Autoyan672/
Ietiyan671/
Outayan671/
Ayetean671/
Ouetain671/
Yeteyon671/
Ayetoun671/

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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 Oyetoyan
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