Oyeyinka Surname

186,714th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oyeyinka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyeyinka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,2041:80,3735,707
England391:1,428,66862,556
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Oyeyinka (879) may also be a first name.

Oyeyinka Last Name Facts

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

Oyeyinka is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Oyeyinka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyeyinka? popularity and diffusion

Oyeyinka is the 186,714th most common last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,214,621 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Oyeyinka reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oyeyinka is also the 274,260th most frequently occurring given name on earth. It is borne by 879 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,204 people, or 1 in 80,373. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Oyo, where 27 percent reside, Lagos, where 24 percent reside and Osun, where 19 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Oyeyinka Last Name Statistics demography

Oyeyinka earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.8% less than the national average, earning $29,857 USD per year.

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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 Oyeyinka
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