Oyoh Surname

317,700th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Oyoh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyoh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7261:243,99814,137
Indonesia2251:587,77446,897
Cameroon1441:144,23016,009
Malaysia441:670,32331,889
Philippines261:3,893,778155,597
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Oyoh (12,421) may also be a first name.

Oyoh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oyoh is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Oyoh.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyoh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 317,700th most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 6,181,125 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 74 percent of Oyoh reside; 62 percent reside in West Africa and 62 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 52,921st most frequently held first name globally, borne by 12,421 people.

The surname Oyoh is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 726 people, or 1 in 243,998. In Nigeria Oyoh is most common in: Akwa Ibom, where 39 percent reside, Ebonyi, where 12 percent reside and Delta, where 11 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 19 percent reside and Cameroon, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoyoh8917/
Ouyoh891/
Oyoch891/
Oyo866,926/
Oyh868/
Gouyoh801/
Oyoo7516,976/
Goyo759,757/
Yoyo758,632/
Hoyo755,935/
Eyoh755,592/
Ojoh752,145/
Uyoh751,410/
Oyos751,393/
Ayoh751,127/
Oyeh75637/
Oyah75590/
Iyoh75285/
Oyih75236/
Oyot75110/
Oyod7588/
Oyio7561/
Ouyo7550/
Hoyh7541/
Oyuo7539/
Oiyo7533/
Oyop7519/
Ooyo759/
Ohyo753/
Oyhe753/
Ioyo753/
Oyth752/
Yioh752/
Oyyo752/
Oyhi752/
Oyhs752/
Oysh751/
Eooh751/
Oiyh751/
Oojh751/
Oyjh751/
Oyhp751/
Oeyo751/
Uoyo751/
Yohj751/
Goyh751/
Houhyoh731/
Hoyos67137,854/
Oy675,942/
Ayosh67488/
Goyha67393/
Hoyhi67268/
Ayouh6797/
Goiyo6783/
Hoyeh6779/
Eyouh6755/
Hojoh6742/
Gouyo6732/
Uyooh6730/
Ouyah6727/
Hoyah6725/
Oyowa6725/
Goyoo6721/
Hojyo6719/
Oyieh6718/
Hoyoz6717/
Houyo6716/
Oyhop6715/
Yohyi6713/
Ejooh6712/
Oyach678/
Ojoch677/
Oyahe677/
Oyech676/
Ojooh675/
Howyo675/
Eyioh674/
Uyuoh674/
Oyova674/
Ayoch673/
Hooyo673/
Hayoh673/
Huyoh672/
Hoyha672/
Oyehh672/
Oyehe672/
Ayioh672/
Oohja671/
Iyodh671/
Hoyhe671/
Hooha671/
Ayodh671/
Gojoh671/
Hoych671/
Hoyuo671/
Aayoh671/
Uyioh671/
Eyoth671/
Oyhii671/
Eyohh671/
Uoyah671/
Ooweh671/
Ojuoh671/
Oohou671/
Oyich671/
Eyuoh671/
Oohue671/
Oojoh671/
Huoyo671/
Eiyoh671/
Oyoos671/
Oiyhh671/
Yohii671/
Yohjo671/
Ajooh671/
Geyoh670/
Hoyht670/

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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 Oyoh
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