Oyo Surname
Approximately 6,926 people bear this surname
Oyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,709 | 1:65,390 | 4,796 |
| Uganda | 1,923 | 1:20,301 | 2,992 |
| Congo | 626 | 1:7,970 | 1,182 |
| Indonesia | 527 | 1:250,947 | 22,901 |
| DR Congo | 212 | 1:348,489 | 30,654 |
| Philippines | 187 | 1:541,381 | 61,532 |
| Cameroon | 182 | 1:114,116 | 13,201 |
| Malaysia | 134 | 1:220,106 | 12,755 |
| Ivory Coast | 119 | 1:193,876 | 8,405 |
| South Africa | 76 | 1:712,865 | 50,752 |
| Benin | 47 | 1:219,906 | 20,230 |
| Spain | 35 | 1:1,335,772 | 43,485 |
| Papua New Guinea | 33 | 1:247,082 | 33,879 |
| United States | 22 | 1:16,475,406 | 557,260 |
| Brazil | 14 | 1:15,291,024 | 280,658 |
| Kenya | 12 | 1:3,848,325 | 40,366 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| Gabon | 9 | 1:209,910 | 2,378 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
Oyo (9,443) may also be a first name.
Oyo Demographics
Average Oyo Salary in
United States
$29,333 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Oyo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oyo (Russian: Оё) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oyo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Oyo is the 71,303rd most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,052,201 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Oyo live; 41 percent live in West Africa and 41 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oyo is also the 63,687th most commonly held forename worldwide, borne by 9,443 people.
The surname Oyo is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,709 people, or 1 in 65,390. In Nigeria Oyo is mostly concentrated in: Cross River, where 24 percent live, Ebonyi, where 17 percent live and Ondo, where 15 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Oyo exists in 38 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 28 percent live and The Congo, where 9 percent live.
Oyo Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Oyo last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Oyo earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 47.76% less than the national average, earning R 124,152 per year and in United States they earn 32.02% less than the national average, earning $29,333 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oyoo | 86 | 16,976 | / |
| Goyo | 86 | 9,757 | / |
| Yoyo | 86 | 8,632 | / |
| Hoyo | 86 | 5,935 | / |
| Oyos | 86 | 1,393 | / |
| Oyoh | 86 | 1,179 | / |
| Oyot | 86 | 110 | / |
| Oyod | 86 | 88 | / |
| Oyio | 86 | 61 | / |
| Ouyo | 86 | 50 | / |
| Oyuo | 86 | 39 | / |
| Oiyo | 86 | 33 | / |
| Oyop | 86 | 19 | / |
| Ooyo | 86 | 9 | / |
| Ioyo | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ohyo | 86 | 3 | / |
| Oyyo | 86 | 2 | / |
| Oeyo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Uoyo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oy | 80 | 5,942 | / |
| Hoyos | 75 | 137,854 | / |
| Goiyo | 75 | 83 | / |
| Gouyo | 75 | 32 | / |
| Oyowa | 75 | 25 | / |
| Goyoo | 75 | 21 | / |
| Hojyo | 75 | 19 | / |
| Hoyoz | 75 | 17 | / |
| Hoyoh | 75 | 17 | / |
| Houyo | 75 | 16 | / |
| Oyhop | 75 | 15 | / |
| Howyo | 75 | 5 | / |
| Oyova | 75 | 4 | / |
| Hooyo | 75 | 3 | / |
| Huoyo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hoyuo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ouyoh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oyoch | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oyoos | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ojo | 67 | 425,587 | / |
| Oya | 67 | 198,161 | / |
| Ayo | 67 | 94,329 | / |
| Eyo | 67 | 64,895 | / |
| Hoy | 67 | 32,219 | / |
| Oye | 67 | 18,812 | / |
| Yoa | 67 | 17,443 | / |
| Goy | 67 | 10,657 | / |
| Iyo | 67 | 6,140 | / |
| Yoy | 67 | 3,656 | / |
| Uyo | 67 | 3,295 | / |
| Oyi | 67 | 1,804 | / |
| Ouy | 67 | 279 | / |
| Ohy | 67 | 229 | / |
| Oys | 67 | 167 | / |
| Oio | 67 | 127 | / |
| Ooy | 67 | 57 | / |
| Yoj | 67 | 51 | / |
| Ooj | 67 | 44 | / |
| Uoy | 67 | 41 | / |
| Ioy | 67 | 19 | / |
| Oyd | 67 | 12 | / |
| Yyo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Oiy | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ooa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Oyt | 67 | 8 | / |
| Oyh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Eoo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ojy | 67 | 7 | / |
| Oyy | 67 | 7 | / |
| Oyé | 67 | 7 | / |
| Oyá | 67 | 6 | / |
| Oyz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Goyowa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Oyp | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hohyos | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hoyoss | 67 | 4 | / |
| Houyos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoù | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gouyoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoyood | 67 | 0 | / |
Oyo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Oyo in the Russian language | ||
| Оё | oe | - |
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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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- 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 Oyo
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