Oyey Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Oyey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Oyey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oyey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oyey is found in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Oyey? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Oyey occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Oyey are found; 71 percent are found in West Africa and 43 percent are found in Chadic Africa.
The surname is most frequent in Niger, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 6,397,339. In Niger it is most frequent in: Tillabéri Region, where 100 percent live. Beside Niger Oyey exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Burkina Faso, where 14 percent live and Indonesia, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oyeye | 89 | 662 | / |
| Hoyey | 89 | 2 | / |
| Oye | 86 | 18,812 | / |
| Oey | 86 | 2,916 | / |
| Yey | 86 | 813 | / |
| Oyeyhe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Oyeeyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hoye | 75 | 4,034 | / |
| Oyie | 75 | 3,811 | / |
| Goey | 75 | 410 | / |
| Oiye | 75 | 305 | / |
| Oyej | 75 | 184 | / |
| Yeyo | 75 | 173 | / |
| Oyye | 75 | 85 | / |
| Oyoy | 75 | 69 | / |
| Oyay | 75 | 40 | / |
| Yoey | 75 | 36 | / |
| Owey | 75 | 22 | / |
| Oyei | 75 | 20 | / |
| Oyoe | 75 | 19 | / |
| Ayey | 75 | 13 | / |
| Ojey | 75 | 11 | / |
| Iyey | 75 | 9 | / |
| Oyae | 75 | 8 | / |
| Eyey | 75 | 6 | / |
| Ojye | 75 | 4 | / |
| Yeay | 75 | 3 | / |
| Oyuy | 75 | 3 | / |
| Oyhe | 75 | 3 | / |
| Oyeu | 75 | 3 | / |
| Yeey | 75 | 2 | / |
| Uyey | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hyey | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ouey | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oyje | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ouyy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oeyo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ioey | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oyheyhe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Howey | 67 | 5,026 | / |
| Oyier | 67 | 2,931 | / |
| Ayeye | 67 | 1,628 | / |
| Goiye | 67 | 1,105 | / |
| Eyeye | 67 | 412 | / |
| Oiyie | 67 | 377 | / |
| Oyije | 67 | 370 | / |
| Oweye | 67 | 232 | / |
| Oyaye | 67 | 180 | / |
| Houey | 67 | 124 | / |
| Uyeye | 67 | 84 | / |
| Gouey | 67 | 73 | / |
| Goyay | 67 | 47 | / |
| Oueyo | 67 | 45 | / |
| Oyoye | 67 | 29 | / |
| Ojeye | 67 | 28 | / |
| Oye'e | 67 | 21 | / |
| Oyieh | 67 | 18 | / |
| Oyies | 67 | 16 | / |
| Goyei | 67 | 15 | / |
| Goyye | 67 | 14 | / |
| Oueyt | 67 | 12 | / |
| Hoiye | 67 | 11 | / |
| Yeaya | 67 | 11 | / |
| Goyie | 67 | 9 | / |
| Aioye | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ayoye | 67 | 7 | / |
| Oyahe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hayey | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yeaay | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ojjey | 67 | 5 | / |
| Goiey | 67 | 5 | / |
| Oheey | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ayeey | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oyaoy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ojiey | 67 | 4 | / |
| O'Yee | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ouyee | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hoyoe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oiyee | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ujoye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oyoee | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ojoey | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ayeys | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oyohe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yehyi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oyiyi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yoyoy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yehyo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oyyit | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oyyoy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oyeee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oyiee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oyehe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yoyae | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oyaee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oowey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoyeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoyhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goyae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gayey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoyee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goyoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goeyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyeis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyyha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoyae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoyoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyiyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyehi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojhey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oiyes | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'Jey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yyeyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoyoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yeyoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goyej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyoye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayiey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayaey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoeyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oioye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oiyeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ioyoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yehuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyoie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyaep | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yehiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yjehy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aioey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heyey | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Oyey
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