Oyuk Surname

870,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 311 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Oyuk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyuk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3011:129,69912,007
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Oyuk (50) may also be a first name.

Oyuk Last Name Facts

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

Oyuk occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyuk? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 870,423rd most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 23,432,624 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Oyuk reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Oyuk is also the 1,412,538th most common first name throughout the world It is held by 50 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 301 people, or 1 in 129,699. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Tororo District, where 87 percent are found, Kampala District, where 3 percent are found and Kaberamaido District, where 3 percent are found. Beside Uganda Oyuk exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 2 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oyuke89372/
Hoyuk89246/
Goyuk8917/
Yuk8628,529/
Oyuike803/
Youk75691/
Oyok75542/
Yuke75501/
Ojuk75296/
Jouk75224/
Eyuk75129/
Hyuk75102/
Yuck7548/
Yukh7547/
Oyug7538/
Uyuk7532/
Aouk7520/
Yukk753/
Eouk752/
Yukg752/
Oeuk751/
Iouk751/
Yutk751/
Ouok751/
Oiuk751/
Yukq751/
Yukz751/
Houyouk73353/
Gouyouk7399/
Joukh67500/
Ahouk67240/
Youck67135/
Yukht6790/
Hoyok6763/
Huyuk6757/
Aouke6728/
Oyaux6727/
Heyuk6727/
Ayyuk6727/
Yucke6725/
Aiyuk6724/
Jouke6723/
Yahuk6711/
Ayouk6710/
Hyuck6710/
Gojuk679/
Ayauk678/
Hoauk677/
Ohuke677/
Hojuk676/
Geyuk675/
Iyouk675/
Oauke675/
Ojuks674/
Uyuke674/
Eyouk672/
Oyock672/
Ajouk672/
Gohuk672/
Ohyug672/
Oyhok672/
Ihouk672/
Hoouk671/
Joukz671/
Ijouk671/
Ojiuk671/
Ojuuk671/
Ojuck671/
Heouk671/
Yeukc671/
Yauuk671/
Yukgh671/
Eyuck671/
Yukke671/
Uyyuk671/
Ioukh671/
Oyoek671/
Yuksz671/
Yushk671/
Yukkp671/
Yukbp671/
Goauk671/
Yoyuc671/
Jouhk670/
Houok670/

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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 Oyuk
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