Oyighan Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Oyighan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 31 | 1:5,714,283 | 142,531 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
Oyighan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oyighan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oyighan is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Oyighan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,323,005th most common last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Oyighan live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Oyighan is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 5,714,283. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Delta, where 68 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 23 percent are found and Lagos, where 10 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Hong Kong, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oyinghan | 93 | 3 | / |
| Oyigan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Goyhighan | 88 | 0 | / |
| Oygan | 83 | 3 | / |
| Eyinghan | 80 | 31 | / |
| Eighan | 77 | 44 | / |
| Ojigan | 77 | 15 | / |
| Ayigan | 77 | 15 | / |
| Șoigan | 77 | 5 | / |
| Oyigam | 77 | 3 | / |
| Hoygan | 77 | 2 | / |
| OYegan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aighan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oyigon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oingan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hoigan | 77 | 0 | / |
| Goughan | 71 | 71 | / |
| Houghan | 71 | 41 | / |
| Oyongan | 71 | 23 | / |
| Ayaghan | 71 | 7 | / |
| Ayeghan | 71 | 7 | / |
| Ajoghan | 71 | 5 | / |
| Oughane | 71 | 4 | / |
| Goeghan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Yehghan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Heighan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Eyaghan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gaighan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ojiegan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ojaghan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oughain | 71 | 1 | / |
| Iyaghan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hoigang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yeghain | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eighane | 71 | 0 | / |
| Haighan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Aygan | 67 | 2,002 | / |
| Uygan | 67 | 1,303 | / |
| Yegan | 67 | 405 | / |
| Ougan | 67 | 10 | / |
| Aigan | 67 | 10 | / |
| Hojaghan | 67 | 8 | / |
| Oigon | 67 | 4 | / |
| Eigan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oegan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eyanghan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houghand | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houghang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayeghhan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajonghan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hayeghan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyenghan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajighaun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heinghan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ijgan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houiegan | 67 | 0 | / |
| Goyhagon | 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
- 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 Oyighan
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