Uyesi Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Uyesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uyesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria321:5,535,711139,404
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

The alternate forms: Üyesi (1) are calculated separately.

Uyesi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Uyesi occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Üyesi. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Uyesi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Uyesi is the 3,323,005th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The last name Uyesi is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Uyesi live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 5,535,711. In Nigeria it is most common in: Plateau, where 44 percent live, Abia, where 19 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 16 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Uyesi occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 3 percent live and Turkey, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Üyesi931/
Uysi890/
Uyeji8066/
Uyasi8030/
Oyesi8024/
Ayesi8018/
Iyesi8014/
Yesgi804/
Eyesi803/
Uesgi801/
Auesi801/
Uysai801/
Ayesie7311/
Auwesi7311/
Auyosi737/
Oyesji736/
Hayesi735/
Iyesei733/
Huysai732/
Heyesi732/
Uyasih731/
Ouysui731/
Ouesai731/
Hoyesi731/
Ausi679,081/
Yezi671,027/
Easi67665/
Ousi67509/
Aysi67365/
Eisi6757/
Eusi6730/
Eysi6727/
Uezi6727/
Oysi6713/
Houysai677/
Hauysai674/
Uyse673/
Oyeshsi672/
Uyze672/
Ayeshgi671/
Hayesai671/
Uyge671/
Uyje671/
Uyji671/

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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 Uyesi
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