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 has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Oyeyi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Oyeyi is the 2,061,309th most common surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Oyeyi are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oyeyi is also the 2,608,198th most commonly used forename in the world, borne by 18 people.
The last name Oyeyi is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 2,426,613. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 42 percent are found, Ogun, where 14 percent are found and Kano, where 12 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 7 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.
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
- 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 Oyeyi
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