Oyigye Surname
Approximately 173 people bear this surname
Oyigye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 172 | 1:1,029,900 | 43,269 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Oyigye (26) may also be a first name.
Oyigye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oyigye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oyigye occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Oyigye.
How Common Is The Last Name Oyigye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,305,105th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 42,124,543 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Oyigye are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly held forename globally, borne by 26 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 172 people, or 1 in 1,029,900. In Nigeria Oyigye is most prevalent in: Nasarawa, where 72 percent are found, Benue, where 26 percent are found and Lagos, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oyige | 91 | 14 | / |
| Yigye | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ayigye | 83 | 10 | / |
| Oyegye | 83 | 2 | / |
| Yigiye | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oyiwge | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ogye | 80 | 361 | / |
| Igye | 80 | 283 | / |
| Oige | 80 | 54 | / |
| Yige | 80 | 16 | / |
| Oyge | 80 | 8 | / |
| Oigy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oyigeya | 77 | 60 | / |
| Oyigiya | 77 | 8 | / |
| Oyiwoge | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oyigewu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oyege | 73 | 84 | / |
| Yaige | 73 | 76 | / |
| Ogeye | 73 | 55 | / |
| Ogiye | 73 | 46 | / |
| Oyigi | 73 | 34 | / |
| Ayige | 73 | 26 | / |
| Igyue | 73 | 22 | / |
| Yigiy | 73 | 4 | / |
| Igyea | 73 | 4 | / |
| Igyei | 73 | 4 | / |
| Oyoge | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yegye | 73 | 3 | / |
| Oyage | 73 | 3 | / |
| Igiye | 73 | 3 | / |
| Oygeh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yigea | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yiage | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yogye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eoige | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igyee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igyie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owigy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oyuge | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eyige | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aigye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uyige | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oigeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Igeye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oigya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oyigioya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ige | 67 | 51,152 | / |
| Oge | 67 | 12,469 | / |
| Yge | 67 | 71 | / |
| Ogy | 67 | 17 | / |
| Oyagie | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ayigyu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yieage | 67 | 8 | / |
| Oyigioyia | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yogeye | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ogyeyi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oygewa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yagiye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aoyage | 67 | 4 | / |
| Igy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ogiyeh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Iyioge | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ayoige | 67 | 2 | / |
| Igiaye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yoigee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ogighe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yiegie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogeiye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yogyoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uyigie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oigewe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyigie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogeyie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayigya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igeyei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oiyigi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oygiwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yiegeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oiigie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayigie | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Oyigye
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