Oyih Surname

1,058,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Congo

Oyih Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyih Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2071:855,76237,544
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Congo91:554,34412,633
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Oyih (273) may also be a first name.

Oyih Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oyih occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyih? popularity and diffusion

Oyih is the 1,058,336th most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 30,879,432 people. The surname Oyih occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Oyih live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 537,992nd most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 273 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 207 people, or 1 in 855,762. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Benue, where 47 percent live, Delta, where 15 percent live and Lagos, where 11 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 4 percent live and The Congo, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oyieh8918/
Oyich891/
Oyi861,804/
Oih8611/
Oyh868/
Oyie753,811/
Ojih752,228/
Hoyi752,102/
Ayih751,787/
Oyoh751,179/
Goyi751,093/
Ohyi75711/
Oyeh75637/
Oyah75590/
Oyit75584/
Yoyi75274/
Eyih75256/
Oyii75231/
Yiah75160/
Ooyi75105/
Hoih7594/
Oyio7561/
Oyip7546/
Oish7543/
Oihi7542/
Hoyh7541/
Oiha7535/
Uyih7530/
Oiah7520/
Oiho7520/
Oyis7519/
Goih7514/
OYiz7512/
Oihe7511/
Oyyi756/
Oiph756/
Oyhe753/
Oich753/
Oyth752/
Yioh752/
O'Yi752/
OYid752/
Oyhi752/
Oyhs752/
Ojyi751/
Oysh751/
Ohyh751/
Oihj751/
Oiht751/
Oihz751/
Oiyh751/
Oyjh751/
Oyhp751/
Oyij751/
Yjih751/
Goyh751/
Oi6750,480/
Oy675,942/
Ojieh672,302/
Ayish67702/
Goyha67393/
Oyije67370/
Yihia67309/
Hoyhi67268/
Ayieh67222/
Yihya67193/
Ayihe67128/
Goiih67101/
Hoyeh6779/
Hohyi6765/
Hayih6748/
Oisch6741/
Hoich6736/
Ayich6733/
Ouyah6727/
Hoyah6725/
Yihye6722/
Gohyi6722/
Eyieh6721/
Oyitt6719/
Hoyoh6717/
Ohiah6716/
Oyhop6715/
Houyi6714/
Yohyi6713/
Hoiho6710/
Oyach678/
Ayidh678/
Eyihe677/
Gojih677/
Oyahe677/
Ohych677/
Oyech676/
Huoyi675/
Yijih675/
Heyih674/
Goyyi674/
Hoyyi674/
Oihad674/
Eyioh674/
Hoyis673/
Oiish673/
Oishz673/
Ouiah673/
Uyieh673/
Ouhyi673/
Yihie673/
Owieh672/
Goihy672/
Hoyha672/
Goiho672/
Oyehh672/
Oyehe672/
Ayioh672/
Hioyi672/
Oitth672/
Oicht671/
Hoyhe671/
Hoyit671/
Hoiha671/
Eyich671/
Ayiph671/
Uyich671/
Hoish671/
Hoych671/
Goieh671/
Yieah671/
Uyioh671/
Ohioh671/
Oyhii671/
Uoyah671/
Ouyoh671/
Oishs671/
Oujih671/
Oyiss671/
Oyoch671/
Oiedh671/
Oisth671/
Goiha671/
Goihe671/
Hoeyi671/
Hoyid671/
Hoihs671/
Gooyi671/
Oieth671/
Oiyhh671/
Yhieh671/
Hoyht670/

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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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  • 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 Oyih
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