Oyiye Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Oyiye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Oyiye (139) may also be a first name.
Oyiye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oyiye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oyiye occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oyiye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,730,171st most commonly held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oyiye live; 64 percent live in West Africa and 64 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 784,558th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 139 people.
It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria Oyiye is most numerous in: Delta, where 65 percent are found, Benue, where 24 percent are found and Lagos, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 36 percent are found and Ghana, where 4 percent are found.
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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 Oyiye
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