Oyigo Surname

1,785,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Oyigo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyigo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1011:457,22724,042
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Oyigo Last Name Facts

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

Oyigo is found most frequently in Kenya. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyigo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,785,358th most commonly used last name globally It is held by around 1 in 68,750,433 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Oyigo live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 82 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 101 people, or 1 in 457,227. In Kenya Oyigo is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 85 percent live, Vihiga County, where 9 percent live and Uasin Gishu County, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 3 percent live and Norway, where 1 percent live.

Oyigo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Oyigo last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oyingo91143/
Oyiego918/
Oyigho913/
Goyigo911/
Oigo892,310/
Oygo8969/
Oyiga80893/
Ayigo80177/
Oyogo80109/
Oyago80100/
Goigo8059/
Ojigo8045/
Oyego8044/
Oigot8016/
Oingo809/
Oigho805/
Hoygo804/
Oiego802/
Ouygo801/
Oiago801/
Yoygo801/
Eyigo801/
Oyengo731,326/
Goigoi73679/
Oyongo73602/
Ojigho73530/
Ojiego73455/
Oyango73326/
Ayingo73163/
Oyogho73126/
Ayiego73112/
Goygoy7364/
Ojiogo7348/
Goyiga7333/
Ogiego7333/
Hoingo7332/
Oyegou7330/
Oyogoa7327/
Ojigoh7322/
Goigou7318/
Oyinga7317/
Oyigah7314/
Goyogo7311/
Goyago7310/
Ohiago735/
Gayigo734/
Eyikgo733/
Ojingo733/
Yoiogo732/
Oyigha731/
Oiango731/
Goyego731/
Oyioga731/
Hoyago731/
Ayigoh731/
Hoygos731/
Oyogoh731/
Oyegoh731/
Eyingo731/
Yego6720,244/
Aigo671,151/
Ougo67838/
Eigo67656/
Goyagoy67449/
Oiga67372/
Ayikgoz67159/
Aygo6724/
Iego675/
Ojingou674/
Uygo672/
Goyogoy672/
Ijgo672/
Oyongho672/
Ayingho671/
Ouyango671/
Ayigoth671/
Ojgo671/
Goyhego671/
Uigo671/
Hayingo671/
Oyangoy671/
Yiyongo671/
Oyingha671/
Ojing'o671/
Goyagoi671/
Oyhogho671/

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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 Oyigo
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