Oyonwo Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
England

Oyonwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyonwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
England91:6,190,895170,599
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Oyonwo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oyonwo occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyonwo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oyonwo is the 3,185,033rd most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name Oyonwo is primarily found in Africa, where 71 percent of Oyonwo live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 6,560,843. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Delta, where 100 percent live. Barring Nigeria Oyonwo is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yonwou832/
Oyanwo832/
Oyinwo831/
Oyunwo831/
Ogionwo77107/
Oyhenwo771/
Yonwa73963/
Yanwo73135/
Yenwo73118/
Yonbo7325/
Jonwo736/
Yunwo733/
Ounwo732/
Yonvo731/
Oyombo67985/
Ohonwa6781/
Ayanwo6737/
Oyinwa6728/
Ojonbo6723/
Yanwou6715/
Ayinwo6711/
Ounwoh679/
Yonwah678/
Ayonbo677/
Eyonbo676/
Ayonwa675/
Ahonwo675/
Yanwoi675/
Hyonbo673/
Ohanwo673/
Aounwo672/
Ihonwo672/
Oinewo672/
Oyanwa671/
Eyenwo671/
Ehonwo671/
Ejonwo671/
Yonboy671/
Ohunwo671/
Hyonwa671/
Hounwo671/
Yonuos671/
Owenwo671/
Yeanwo671/

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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 Oyonwo
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