Oyona Surname
Approximately 143 people bear this surname
Oyona Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congo | 71 | 1:70,269 | 6,097 |
| Benin | 31 | 1:333,407 | 26,304 |
| Uganda | 25 | 1:1,561,571 | 56,175 |
| Kenya | 8 | 1:5,772,488 | 50,256 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Oyona (12) may also be a first name.
Oyona Demographics
Oyona Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Oyona Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oyona Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oyona is more frequently found in The Congo than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oyona? popularity and diffusion
The last name Oyona is the 1,478,479th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 50,961,860 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oyona live; 53 percent live in Central Africa and 53 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held given name worldwide, borne by 12 people.
It is most prevalent in The Congo, where it is held by 71 people, or 1 in 70,269. In The Congo it is mostly found in: Brazzaville Department, where 97 percent live, Likouala Department, where 1 percent live and Pool Department, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account The Congo it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 22 percent live and Uganda, where 17 percent live.
Oyona Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Oyona last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Oyona
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