Oyor Surname

672,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 444 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oyor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3801:466,16523,604
Kenya571:810,17431,920
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Oyor (80) may also be a first name.

Oyor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oyor (Russian: Оыор) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyor? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oyor is the 672,867th most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 16,413,392 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Oyor are found; 86 percent are found in West Africa and 86 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,075,395th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 80 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 380 people, or 1 in 466,165. In Nigeria Oyor is mostly concentrated in: Rivers, where 47 percent reside, Cross River, where 20 percent reside and Delta, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 13 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Oyor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Oyor surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goyor8977/
Oyore8975/
Yoyor894/
Ioyor892/
Ouyor891/
Oiyor891/
Yor869,068/
Oyr869/
Oyiore8055/
Hoyord8052/
Goyour8031/
Gouyor802/
Hoyoer801/
Gohyor801/
Oyieor801/
Oyehor801/
Ayor756,695/
Oyer754,246/
Yore752,320/
Oyar751,804/
Ojor751,079/
Ohyr75774/
Yosr75603/
Oyur75585/
Joor75545/
Your75467/
Uyor75305/
Iyor75196/
Yort75188/
Yoar75100/
Yoor7598/
Eyor7579/
Ohor7573/
Yeor7564/
Uoor7560/
Yohr7555/
Aoor7541/
Yord7532/
Ioor7529/
Yhor7513/
Hyor759/
Oyre759/
Yorh758/
Ouor755/
Yorr754/
Yior754/
Oyir754/
Oyrd754/
Yorz753/
Hoyr752/
Jyor752/
Goyr752/
Eoor752/
Yoyr752/
Oyjr752/
Ooar752/
Oour752/
Oiyr752/
Yorp751/
Yojr751/
Ouyr751/
Ooor751/
Oyrt751/
Oysr751/
Oeor751/
Yotr751/
Yjor751/
Eoyr751/
Aoyr751/
Houyour732/
Hoyer6724,026/
Goyer675,011/
Oyier672,931/
Ayour671,963/
Goyar671,549/
Yosre671,069/
Oyere67724/
Ejoor67693/
Oyare67658/
Joore67478/
Iyore67438/
Yorzh67298/
Ayore67273/
Hoyur67167/
Ohior67152/
Oyire67110/
Ayoor67104/
Yorre6799/
Hoyar6781/
Yordt6773/
Eyour6768/
Ojior6757/
Ojour6749/
Gayor6747/
Uyore6743/
Hayor6738/
Ihoor6729/
Eyore6728/
Gojor6728/
Yojar6723/
Oyyar6722/
Hoyrd6721/
Ayaor6721/
Hoyir6720/
Yourh6720/
Ajoor6715/
Yjord6715/
Ojuor6712/
Oijor6712/
Uyoor6711/
Ijoor6710/
Ayior679/
Ojord678/
Ohuor678/
Iyoor678/
Goojr676/
Yoyer675/
Giyor675/
Ayyor674/
Gaoor674/
Yaoor674/
Ohour674/
Aiyor674/
Goour673/
Uoore673/
Aoord673/
Hohor673/
Geyor673/
Ojoor673/
Eyort673/
Ohhor673/
Oihor673/
Joyre672/
Eyoor672/
Ahyor672/
Awyor672/
Ayeor672/
Oyure672/
Oyard672/
O'Orr672/
Ayorh672/
Uoord672/
Yojre672/
Yorpp671/
Jyord671/
Jyore671/
Oyarz671/
Ohoer671/
Joord671/
Joorr671/
Jhoor671/
Hoyre671/
Hoyrz671/
Iohor671/
Hiyor671/
Hoour671/
Auyor671/
Yoeer671/
Hyort671/
Ouyer671/
Hyord671/
Ohord671/
Houor671/
Uyior671/
Iojor671/
Ioyur671/
Ujoor671/
Ohyer671/
Gouor671/
Oyarh671/
Iyaor671/
Uyeor671/
Iooor671/
Ioyer671/
Ooare671/
Hooor671/
Heyor671/
Oojir671/
Ouore671/
Oyurt671/
O'Ore671/
Yourr671/
Yoyar671/
Yiore671/
Yhore671/
Aoorh671/
Yortt671/
Ojhor671/
Oiore671/
Ooahr671/
Oyiar671/
Oyert671/
Ohyre671/
Oioer671/
Oourd671/
Oojre671/
Yothr671/
Yorjz671/
Yhoor671/
Aayor671/
Oyher670/
Joort670/

Oyor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oyor in the Russian language
Оыорoyor-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Oyor
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