Oyoya Surname

730,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 397 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Oyoya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyoya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3431:134,63511,036
Nigeria501:3,542,855104,248
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Oyoya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oyoya is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyoya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oyoya is the 730,373rd most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,356,539 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Oyoya live; 87 percent live in East Africa and 61 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Oyoya is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 343 people, or 1 in 134,635. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Siaya County, where 30 percent are found, Vihiga County, where 24 percent are found and Bungoma County, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Kenya Oyoya occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 13 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Oyoya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Oyoya last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oyuoya9175/
Goyoya912/
Oiyoya911/
Oyoyah911/
Oyoyo801,332/
Oyiya80575/
Ayoya80151/
Iyoya8091/
Oyoye8029/
Eyoya808/
Uyoya803/
Ojoya803/
Oyeya803/
Yoaya802/
Oyoyi802/
Oioya801/
Ohioya7332/
Goyeya7321/
Oyooyo7317/
Goyiya7314/
Oyoyoh7311/
Ooyaye734/
Hoyiya734/
Ajooya734/
Yoyoyo733/
Uuyoya733/
Oyoiha733/
Yoyeya732/
Hoyoyo732/
Ayouya732/
Oyoyou731/
Oyuoye731/
Hayoya731/
Yeya672,613/
Yoae67172/
Oyye6785/
Oeya6776/
Oyoe6719/
Oyae678/
Yoahaya671/
Goyojoy671/
Yoyahya671/
Hoyojoy671/
Oeyo671/
Ayoyadh671/
Ayooyah671/

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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 Oyoya
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