Oyowe Surname
Approximately 879 people bear this surname
Oyowe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 789 | 1:224,516 | 13,211 |
| Kenya | 68 | 1:679,116 | 29,805 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Oyowe (76) may also be a first name.
Oyowe Demographics
Average Oyowe Salary in
United States
$4,125 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Oyowe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oyowe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oyowe occurs most in Nigeria. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oyowe? popularity and diffusion
Oyowe is the 400,040th most frequently held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 8,290,723 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Oyowe live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,107,702nd most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 76 people.
The surname Oyowe is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 789 people, or 1 in 224,516. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Delta, where 74 percent live, Lagos, where 8 percent live and Kano, where 4 percent live. Besides Nigeria this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 8 percent live and Belgium, where 1 percent live.
Oyowe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Oyowe earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 90.44% less than the national average, earning $4,125 USD per year.
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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 Oyowe
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