Oyia Surname
Approximately 140 people bear this surname
Oyia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 123 | 1:1,440,185 | 55,603 |
| Congo | 10 | 1:498,910 | 11,250 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Oyia (14) may also be a first name.
Oyia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oyia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oyia is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Oyia? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,497,948th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 52,053,899 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Oyia reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oyia is also the 3,024,661st most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 14 people.
The last name Oyia is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 123 people, or 1 in 1,440,185. In Nigeria Oyia is most numerous in: Enugu, where 59 percent live, Rivers, where 11 percent live and Ebonyi, where 7 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The Congo, where 7 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goyia | 89 | 56 | / |
| Oyija | 89 | 37 | / |
| Oyiah | 89 | 9 | / |
| Oyiha | 89 | 5 | / |
| Oyhia | 89 | 1 | / |
| Yia | 86 | 570 | / |
| Oyioha | 80 | 210 | / |
| Oyijah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hoyiha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oyao | 75 | 4,536 | / |
| Yiha | 75 | 1,672 | / |
| Ayia | 75 | 1,070 | / |
| Oyoa | 75 | 574 | / |
| Ogia | 75 | 271 | / |
| Eyia | 75 | 255 | / |
| Yiap | 75 | 251 | / |
| Ojia | 75 | 239 | / |
| Yiat | 75 | 237 | / |
| Oiya | 75 | 166 | / |
| Oyio | 75 | 61 | / |
| Yiai | 75 | 34 | / |
| Yiau | 75 | 33 | / |
| Oija | 75 | 28 | / |
| Oyya | 75 | 26 | / |
| Uyia | 75 | 21 | / |
| Yias | 75 | 18 | / |
| Ojya | 75 | 15 | / |
| Oiia | 75 | 14 | / |
| Yiay | 75 | 9 | / |
| Oioa | 75 | 5 | / |
| Oiao | 75 | 4 | / |
| Oyea | 75 | 4 | / |
| Yiaa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oiea | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yiea | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ya | 67 | 500,316 | / |
| Ia | 67 | 3,924 | / |
| Eyiah | 67 | 3,496 | / |
| Oa | 67 | 2,994 | / |
| Ayiah | 67 | 1,625 | / |
| Jogia | 67 | 942 | / |
| Ojiah | 67 | 373 | / |
| Yhiea | 67 | 367 | / |
| Ayiad | 67 | 344 | / |
| Goiya | 67 | 326 | / |
| Ouhia | 67 | 193 | / |
| Ayiha | 67 | 158 | / |
| Goyea | 67 | 140 | / |
| Goyao | 67 | 120 | / |
| Ojija | 67 | 103 | / |
| Gojia | 67 | 61 | / |
| Hogia | 67 | 53 | / |
| Goiea | 67 | 40 | / |
| Oyaas | 67 | 38 | / |
| Hoyoa | 67 | 35 | / |
| Ogiah | 67 | 33 | / |
| Ayija | 67 | 31 | / |
| Goyja | 67 | 27 | / |
| Oyyah | 67 | 26 | / |
| Goyya | 67 | 24 | / |
| Ayiaz | 67 | 24 | / |
| Oyoah | 67 | 24 | / |
| Yoaia | 67 | 20 | / |
| Oyyat | 67 | 18 | / |
| Gojya | 67 | 17 | / |
| Yohyi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Hojia | 67 | 13 | / |
| Hayia | 67 | 13 | / |
| Yoyoa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gayia | 67 | 12 | / |
| Yoyaa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Yihai | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ojiha | 67 | 10 | / |
| Oyaha | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ouyha | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yiyao | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ayias | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hoiea | 67 | 5 | / |
| Oyoha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hoiya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aooyi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oyaoy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yihas | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yhiaa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oyeha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Joaia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yiapp | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ioyha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oijha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yiach | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oyaua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oyyad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hoija | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yoaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yioha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oioha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ayiaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Goija | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ogiea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hioyi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oyeah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohgia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oijga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoyya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hojya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yhiao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yiatt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yijao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoyao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yieah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayiat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyyha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yiash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uyiah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eygia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayiaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goiao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Joaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ougia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oya'o | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyaat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyoas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oiias | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oiyae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oauyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yihay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yiaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goiia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aayia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohiaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyiho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyaah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oijai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouyao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heyia | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Oyia
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