Oyikwo Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Oyikwo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Oyikwo (8) may also be a first name.
Oyikwo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oyikwo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oyikwo has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Oyikwo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Oyikwo live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 4,213,784th most widely held first name internationally, held by 8 people.
The surname Oyikwo is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Oyikwo is mostly concentrated in: Kogi, where 100 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Oyikwo occurs in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oyikkwo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Oyiokwo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Oyigwo | 83 | 18 | / |
| Oyokwo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oyikwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oyekwo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ohiakwo | 77 | 6 | / |
| Oyeekwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ojihkwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ojiokwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oyinkwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eikwo | 73 | 7 | / |
| Oygwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oigwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uikwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oukwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aikwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oyigbo | 67 | 1,096 | / |
| Iyakwo | 67 | 508 | / |
| Ojigwo | 67 | 138 | / |
| Ayigwo | 67 | 38 | / |
| Ojikwa | 67 | 22 | / |
| Ayikwa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Eyakwo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Eyikwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Oyakwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ayakwo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Oyigwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Oyegwo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uyikwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ajokwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ejikwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haikwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oukwuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyiguo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iyekwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aikwoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yekwoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyokwa | 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 Oyikwo
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis