Oyiya Surname

554,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 575 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Oyiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4381:123,69314,598
Peru1181:269,35710,712
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Oyiya (26) may also be a first name.

Oyiya Last Name Facts

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

Oyiya occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyiya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 554,308th most frequent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 12,673,993 people. The last name Oyiya occurs mostly in Africa, where 79 percent of Oyiya are found; 76 percent are found in Southern Africa and 76 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Oyiya is also the 2,084,397th most numerous first name globally, borne by 26 people.

Oyiya is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 438 people, or 1 in 123,693. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 72 percent reside, Western Cape, where 15 percent reside and Gauteng, where 11 percent reside. Other than South Africa this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Peru, where 21 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.

Oyiya Last Name Statistics demography

Oyiya earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 53.63% less than the national average, earning R 110,184 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goyiya9114/
Hoyiya914/
Oyaya801,228/
Ayiya80436/
Oyoya80397/
Ojiya80287/
Eyiya805/
Oyeya803/
Oieya801/
Oyiyo801/
Gayiya731,020/
Oyieyo73453/
Gojiya73144/
Hayiya73125/
Oyuoya7375/
Ayiyah7357/
Ojuiya7329/
Goyeya7321/
Ayieya7315/
Yiyaya737/
Goyaya737/
Ayaiya735/
Yhieya734/
Ogieya733/
Oyoiha733/
Ayiyaj733/
Goyoya732/
Yoyeya732/
Yijiya732/
Ajoyia731/
Ojeiya731/
Yiyeya731/
Oyoyah731/
Oiaiya731/
Oujiya731/
Oyahya731/
Oyayah731/
Oyijah731/
Ojeyia731/
Goyeia731/
Ayhiya731/
Eyeiya731/
Eyaiya731/
Ouiaya731/
Ayiyas731/
Oweiya731/
Yeya672,613/
Oeya6776/
Ojhaiya6732/
Ieya6722/
Yeia6717/
Ayiyapp676/
Ayhaiya675/
Hayaiya672/
Hayiyah672/
Eyiya'a671/
Goyayia671/
Yoyahya671/
Ouayhia671/
Ouyehia671/
Oeia671/

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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 Oyiya
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