Oyis Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oyis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Oyis (218) may also be a first name.

Oyis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oyis is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyis? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,532,898th most commonly held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Oyis live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 611,412th most frequently held given name worldwide, held by 218 people.

This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria Oyis is most prevalent in: Bayelsa, where 59 percent reside, Rivers, where 18 percent reside and Akwa Ibom, where 6 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oyise89136/
Oyies8916/
Hoyis893/
Oyiss891/
Oyi861,804/
Ois86219/
Oys86167/
Oyishe8029/
Oyisse801/
Gois7533,533/
Oyie753,811/
Hoyi752,102/
Oyos751,393/
Goyi751,093/
Hois75944/
Ohyi75711/
Oise75630/
Oyit75584/
Oyas75549/
Ayis75431/
Oyes75317/
Yoyi75274/
Oyih75236/
Oyii75231/
Hoys75184/
Ooyi75105/
Goys7594/
Eyis7586/
Oyio7561/
Oyip7546/
Oish7543/
Oyss7527/
Oias7521/
Oist7515/
OYiz7512/
Uyis7510/
Oyyi756/
Ojis756/
Oits754/
Oies754/
Oisz752/
O'Yi752/
OYid752/
Oyse752/
Oyhi752/
Oyhs752/
Uoys752/
Oiis751/
Ojyi751/
Oysh751/
Oids751/
Oisx751/
Ooys751/
Oyxs751/
Oyij751/
Ioys751/
Oios750/
Goyisch731/
Hoyos67137,854/
Oi6750,480/
Goyes679,099/
Oy675,942/
Oishe675,499/
Hoyes673,252/
Owies673,141/
Oyshe671,985/
Hoyas671,671/
Ayish67702/
Goyas67608/
Oyije67370/
Goyos67302/
Hoyhi67268/
Oyese67266/
Goias67201/
Oyase67137/
Ayios67122/
Ayise6794/
Goies6791/
Hoiss6774/
Oiese6767/
Hohyi6765/
Ojies6764/
Goios6752/
Yoyos6750/
Hayis6745/
Oisch6741/
Oyose6731/
Hoyse6725/
Gohyi6722/
Ohios6719/
Oyitt6719/
Oyieh6718/
Oiase6718/
Hoise6717/
Hoist6715/
Hoisz6714/
Houyi6714/
Yohyi6713/
Ayies679/
Eyise679/
Goiss678/
Gayis678/
Ohias678/
Hoias678/
Hoyst677/
Ayist677/
Ayiss676/
Huoyi675/
Eyies674/
Goyyi674/
Hoyyi674/
Oiish673/
Oishz673/
Yiyas673/
Oyast673/
Hoiis673/
Eyiss673/
Ouhyi673/
Hyias673/
Hoyts672/
Hoyds672/
Oyees672/
Hoios672/
Ouies672/
Hioyi672/
Hoeys671/
Oggis671/
Ouyas671/
Ohies671/
Ohysz671/
Hyjis671/
Hoy's671/
Hoyit671/
Hoish671/
Hoyss671/
Oyhii671/
Goiàs671/
Ouyes671/
Oishs671/
Heyis671/
Hyoys671/
Ouias671/
Oyich671/
Oisse671/
Oisth671/
Goyás671/
Goyós671/
Goijs671/
Goisz671/
Oyass671/
Ohyes671/
Hoeyi671/
Oitse671/
Hoyid671/
Hoihs671/
Ayhis671/
Gooyi671/
Oyoos671/
Oiozs671/
Oisds671/
Oyaus671/
Yohys671/
Goiis671/
Ioyes671/
Oitts670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Oyis
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