Oyobi Surname
Approximately 81 people bear this surname
Oyobi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 38 | 1:271,990 | 23,227 |
| Nigeria | 32 | 1:5,535,711 | 139,404 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Oyobi (107) may also be a first name.
Oyobi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oyobi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oyobi occurs more in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Oyobi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oyobi? popularity and diffusion
Oyobi is the 2,091,648th most numerous last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Oyobi live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oyobi is also the 910,230th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 107 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Benin, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 271,990. In Benin Oyobi is mostly found in: Atakora Department, where 63 percent reside, Collines Department, where 26 percent reside and Zou Department, where 5 percent reside. Other than Benin it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 40 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent reside.
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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 Oyobi
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