Oyeye Surname

497,847th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 662 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oyeye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyeye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6271:282,52415,951
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
England71:7,959,723202,100
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Oyeye (74) may also be a first name.

Oyeye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oyeye is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyeye? popularity and diffusion

It is the 497,847th most commonly used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 11,008,378 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Oyeye reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,125,792nd most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 74 people.

It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 627 people, or 1 in 282,524. In Nigeria Oyeye is most frequent in: Delta, where 62 percent are found, Edo, where 8 percent are found and Oyo, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Oyeye Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Oyeye last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Oyeyhe914/
Oyeuye911/
Yeye898,911/
Oyee89773/
Oyye8985/
Oyey897/
Oeye897/
Oyheyhe832/
Oyieyie831/
Ayeye801,628/
Iyeye801,188/
Eyeye80412/
Goyee80276/
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Uyeye8084/
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Oueye8037/
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Yeyea806/
Goeye804/
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Oyehe802/
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Yoyee801/
Ye'ye801/
Oyieoyie771/
Yee75189,056/
Oye7518,812/
Eye7513,588/
Oey752,916/
Yey75813/
Oee7523/
Oyieyo73453/
Ayieye73211/
Houeye7383/
Goueye7310/
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Ayeyer730/
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Hoye674,034/
Oyie673,811/
Heye672,138/
Ayee671,909/
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Goey67410/
Oiye67305/
Eyie67222/
Oyej67184/
Yeyo67173/
Ojee67160/
Yeje67130/
Eyei67111/
Eyeu6789/
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Oyoy6769/
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Oyay6740/
Yoey6736/
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Oyei6720/
Oyoe6719/
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Ieye6715/
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Yeie679/
Yeea678/
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Aeye677/
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Yoee676/
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Yeay673/
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Oyuy673/
Oyhe673/
Oyeaiyi673/
Oyeu673/
Yeei672/
Ueye672/
Yeey672/
D'Hoeye672/
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Hyey672/
Ouey671/
Eyhe671/
Yeej671/
Gayeyye671/
Eeye671/
Oyje671/
Oeje671/
Yehayye671/
Yeyê671/
Hoyayes671/
Hoyiyeh671/
Oiee671/
Goyhehe671/
Eoee671/
Ahoueye671/
Ouyy671/
Oeie671/
Oeyo671/
Yyee671/
Yejy671/
Hayeeye671/
Ioee671/
Ioey671/
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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Oyeye
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