Oyeyo Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Oyeyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyeyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania131:4,072,43252,852
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Oyeyo Last Name Facts

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

Oyeyo occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyeyo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,100,440th most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name Oyeyo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Oyeyo live; 70 percent live in East Africa and 65 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Oyeyo is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 4,072,432. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Mara Region, where 69 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 31 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 23 percent reside and Uganda, where 23 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Oyeeyo911/
Yeyo89173/
Oeyo891/
Oyoyo801,332/
Ayeyo80157/
Eyeyo8095/
Oueyo8045/
Oyayo8034/
Oyejo8013/
Ojeyo8011/
Oweyo805/
Oyeya803/
Yehyo802/
Yyeyo801/
Goeyo801/
Oyeuo801/
Oyiyo801/
Yeyoy801/
Ayeiyo7396/
Goyeya7321/
Oyooyo7317/
Oyoyoh7311/
Ayieyo739/
Yoyoyo733/
Hoyoyo732/
Goueyo732/
Yoyeya732/
Oyahyo731/
Gayeyo731/
Oyoyou731/
Oueyoh731/
Oyayou731/
Yeya672,613/
Oeya6776/
Gayeyou6724/
Yejo6720/
Aeyo6715/
Oejo6710/
Eayo678/
Yeeo672/
Eeyo671/
Iyeyouo671/
Ueyo671/

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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 Oyeyo
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