Oyeyiga Surname
Approximately 309 people bear this surname
Oyeyiga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 302 | 1:586,565 | 28,271 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Oyeyiga (14) may also be a first name.
Oyeyiga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oyeyiga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oyeyiga is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oyeyiga? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 874,560th most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,584,291 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Oyeyiga reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 14 people.
This last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 302 people, or 1 in 586,565. In Nigeria Oyeyiga is primarily concentrated in: Ogun, where 44 percent live, Lagos, where 40 percent live and Oyo, where 8 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oueyiga | 86 | 6 | / |
| Ayeyiga | 86 | 3 | / |
| Oyeyega | 86 | 2 | / |
| Oyayiga | 86 | 2 | / |
| Oyeega | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ejoyiga | 71 | 14 | / |
| Oyiyega | 71 | 2 | / |
| Eyiegha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oweyegha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ayayigah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oheayegha | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ayiega | 62 | 293 | / |
| Ojiega | 62 | 18 | / |
| Ojaega | 62 | 9 | / |
| Ayeega | 62 | 9 | / |
| Oyiego | 62 | 8 | / |
| Yejega | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ieyega | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ujoegah | 57 | 42 | / |
| Uyajiga | 57 | 1 | / |
| Oyieghe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ajayioga | 53 | 15 | / |
| Iyeyenge | 53 | 1 | / |
| Eyigiege | 53 | 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 Oyeyiga
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