Oyowo Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oyowo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyowo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria501:3,542,855104,248
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Oyowo (49) may also be a first name.

Oyowo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oyowo is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyowo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,661,929th most widely held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Oyowo live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oyowo is also the 1,430,306th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 49 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 3,542,855. In Nigeria Oyowo is most common in: Benue, where 74 percent live, Kano, where 18 percent live and Lagos, where 4 percent live. Beside Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 4 percent live and The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oyeowo915/
Oyaowo913/
Oyiowo912/
Oyowoh911/
Goyowo911/
Yowo89185/
Oywo892/
Oyewo809,669/
Iyowo8096/
Oyobo8094/
Ohowo8075/
Yowou8061/
Ooawo8036/
Oyowa8025/
Yowoi8024/
Oyawo8016/
Ojowo8013/
Oyiwo809/
Ayowo805/
Hoywo802/
Yowot801/
Oyovo801/
Joowo801/
Yowoh801/
Ouyouwou771/
Ojoawo732,091/
Oyowah73157/
Ojohwo73129/
Ojuowo7372/
Eyohwo7338/
Oyouwa7337/
Goyawo7334/
Ojowho7321/
Ojowoh7320/
Oyhawo7311/
Oyobho739/
Oyoboy738/
Oyewoh738/
Oyoboh738/
Iyowou736/
Ayeowo736/
Goyowa735/
Eyeowo732/
Oyewoo732/
Youwoh731/
Youwuo731/
Ojowuo731/
Iyohwo731/
Oyaovo731/
Oyeewo731/
Oyiboo731/
Oyovoh731/
Oyuowa731/
Ouowoh731/
Ooyewo731/
Ojowou731/
Joyvoo731/
Oyowha731/
Oweowo731/
Yovo6712,755/
Yowa6712,465/
Yobo679,711/
Yawo673,044/
Jowo67581/
Youo67386/
Oywa67189/
Yuwo67147/
Oiwo67140/
Ojohwoh6750/
Oyuo6739/
Ouwo6737/
Eywo6726/
Ojwo6717/
Aywo6714/
Iowo6711/
Oybo6710/
Aowo679/
Yoyowah676/
Oawo675/
Ojoaawo673/
Ojowoha673/
Hoywood673/
Iyaowot671/
Ijohowo671/
Ojaowou671/
Oyewoth671/
Eowo671/
Oyiwoth671/
Youwouh671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Oyowo
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis