Oyishi Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Oyishi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Oyishi (10) may also be a first name.
Oyishi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oyishi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oyishi occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Oyishi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oyishi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,116,508th most numerous last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Oyishi are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring given name internationally It is held by 10 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 8,435,369. In Nigeria Oyishi is mostly found in: Benue, where 33 percent live, Kogi, where 33 percent live and Ebonyi, where 19 percent live. Other than Nigeria Oyishi occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.
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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 Oyishi
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