Oyigi Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Oyigi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyigi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Oyigi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oyigi is found most in Nigeria. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Oyigi.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyigi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,373,373rd most frequently used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oyigi live; 65 percent live in West Africa and 65 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Oyigi is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 8,051,944. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Benue, where 50 percent live, Nasarawa, where 32 percent live and Bayelsa, where 5 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 32 percent live and Kenya, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oyingi914/
Oigi8914/
Oyagi806,620/
Oyiga80893/
Ojigi80305/
Oyiji80299/
Oyisi80243/
Ayigi80206/
Oigai8016/
Oyige8014/
Goigi806/
Oyogi804/
Oyegi803/
Eyigi802/
Yoygi802/
Uyigi801/
Hoigi801/
Ojygi801/
Goigoi73679/
Oyangi73423/
Oyichi73148/
Yoyogi7377/
Ayingi7372/
Goyogi7319/
Ayigui7316/
Oyongi7314/
Oyagie7313/
Ohyagi7312/
Hoyagi7310/
Oyinge738/
Oyengi733/
Oyiozi733/
Ayigia732/
Ojigie732/
Ojiegi731/
Oyigha731/
Oyisih731/
Hoyisi731/
Oyighe731/
Oiuogi731/
Uyigie731/
Goigai731/
Ooyagi731/
Yiyogi731/
Eyigie731/
Ayigie731/
Ojingi731/
Oyidji731/
Oiigie731/
Ayiggi731/
Aigi671,606/
Eygi67891/
Igie67787/
Oiga67372/
Yegi67345/
Oisi67139/
Oiji67137/
Eigi6799/
Oige6754/
Hoyangi6721/
Aygi6719/
Oyji6713/
Oysi6713/
Ougi679/
Oyge678/
Iegi675/
Ayighui674/
Oyci674/
Oyiechi674/
Oyadjii673/
Oegi672/
Oizi672/
Oyigaja671/
Oyigehe671/
Oyieghe671/
Ouiagui671/
Ojingai671/
Ayingai671/
Oiguich671/
Oyedjii671/
Owiegie671/
Ouiegui671/
Oigy671/
Uigi671/

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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 Oyigi
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