Oyeyi Surname
Approximately 83 people bear this surname
Oyeyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 73 | 1:2,426,613 | 80,686 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Oyeyi (18) may also be a first name.
Oyeyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oyeyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oyeyi is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oyeyi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,061,309th most frequent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Oyeyi reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 18 people.
Oyeyi is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 73 people, or 1 in 2,426,613. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Lagos, where 42 percent live, Ogun, where 14 percent live and Kano, where 12 percent live. Beside Nigeria Oyeyi is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 7 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oyieyi | 91 | 2 | / |
| Oyeiyi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oyeaiyi | 83 | 3 | / |
| Oyieyie | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oyeye | 80 | 662 | / |
| Ayeyi | 80 | 428 | / |
| Ojeyi | 80 | 118 | / |
| Eyeyi | 80 | 45 | / |
| Oyeji | 80 | 37 | / |
| Oweyi | 80 | 31 | / |
| Oyayi | 80 | 5 | / |
| Oyeya | 80 | 3 | / |
| Oyoyi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yeyyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ojyei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oyieoyie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oyieyo | 73 | 453 | / |
| Goyayi | 73 | 170 | / |
| Oiyehi | 73 | 92 | / |
| Aiyeyi | 73 | 40 | / |
| Goyaei | 73 | 11 | / |
| Oyieye | 73 | 10 | / |
| Oweyai | 73 | 7 | / |
| Oyeije | 73 | 6 | / |
| Oyeyhe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ayueyi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oyejid | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ojieyi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ojeiyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oyeiji | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oyeuye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ayaeyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oweyie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oyaiyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ojeuyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oyeier | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yeye | 67 | 8,911 | / |
| Oyie | 67 | 3,811 | / |
| Oyee | 67 | 773 | / |
| Oiye | 67 | 305 | / |
| Yeji | 67 | 230 | / |
| Eyie | 67 | 222 | / |
| Oyye | 67 | 85 | / |
| Oyoe | 67 | 19 | / |
| Aeyi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Yeie | 67 | 9 | / |
| Oyae | 67 | 8 | / |
| Oeye | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ojye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Iyehyie | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oyheyhe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yeyê | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yiyeyis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyahayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oeie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yejy | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Oyeyi
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