Ozoya Surname

674,066th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 443 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ozoya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ozoya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4341:408,16321,320
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England21:27,859,030389,889
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Ozoya (65) may also be a first name.

Ozoya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ozoya is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ozoya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ozoya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 674,066th most frequent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 16,450,442 people. Ozoya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ozoya live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ozoya is also the 1,212,820th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 65 people.

The surname Ozoya is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 434 people, or 1 in 408,163. In Nigeria Ozoya is most numerous in: Edo, where 49 percent are found, Lagos, where 14 percent are found and Delta, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gozoya9112/
Ozooya9111/
Ozoyah913/
Hozoya911/
Ouzoya911/
Ozoa89871/
Ozoy896/
Otzoy801,770/
Ozsoy80589/
Azoya80356/
Osoya80353/
Oziya8076/
Ozoha8073/
Uzoya8023/
Odzoa809/
Ozeya806/
Ozaya804/
Ojoya803/
Ozuya803/
Ozoye802/
Ozoyo802/
Ezoya802/
Oszoy802/
Oezoy801/
Ozhoa801/
Ozoja801/
Orzoa801/
Ozcoy801/
Hosoya7347,433/
Ozhoha7364/
Hocoya7339/
Oezsoy7338/
Hoziya7321/
Ozoyii7315/
Ozgaya7315/
Ochoya7311/
Uozoia7310/
OZayah739/
Gozsoy738/
Azhoya736/
Uzoyah736/
Goziya735/
Ozayaz735/
Ajooya734/
Oshoya734/
Ozuoha734/
Oziyad734/
Uzoaya733/
Hoçoya733/
Oziyas733/
Azouya732/
Osuoya731/
Hozeya731/
Hozoye731/
Oszoha731/
Osoyas731/
Odzaya731/
Gozeya731/
Osouya731/
Osioya731/
Azooya731/
Ozoiha731/
Osoy675,688/
Ocoy671,327/
Ozou67867/
Azoa67479/
Azoy67323/
Ozaa67323/
Ojoy67312/
Özoy67254/
Osoa67214/
Ozay67214/
Gozhaya67183/
Ozai6765/
Ozae6759/
Odzayaa6745/
Ozey6742/
Ocoa6724/
Uzoy6723/
Ozoi6719/
Odzhoha6719/
Hossoya6716/
Ozea6715/
Ozaj6713/
Ozoe6710/
Ozgahya6710/
Osuoyah678/
Gouzaya678/
Uzoa675/
Ezoy674/
Hoziyah673/
Ouzouye671/
Ozhayat671/
Houzeya671/
Hozoeyi671/
Ozúa671/
Ossouya671/
Gouziya671/
Gouzoye671/
Godsoya671/
Godzeya671/
Oshioya671/
Ouzeyat671/
Ozye671/

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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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  • 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 Ozoya
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