Oyiga Surname
Approximately 893 people bear this surname
Oyiga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 884 | 1:200,388 | 12,013 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Oyiga (50) may also be a first name.
Oyiga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oyiga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oyiga occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Oyiga? popularity and diffusion
Oyiga is the 395,186th most frequent family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 8,160,746 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Oyiga reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oyiga is also the 1,412,538th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 50 people.
It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 884 people, or 1 in 200,388. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Enugu, where 76 percent reside, Lagos, where 8 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Gabon, where 0 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Oyiga
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