Oya is used as a family name or surname in Japan. It is 3 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Oya
No. of characters: 3
Origin: Japan
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Oya

How popular is Oya?

Oya is common in Japan.

Oya is ranked 15873 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Oya bearers increased by 4.975124 per cent in 2010 US census to 211 since 2000, the surname slipped by 1679 spots and ranked at 88020. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 76.78 84.58
American Indian and Alaska Native 8.06 2.49
Hispanic or Latino 6.16 5.97
Others 4.27 2.99
Oya is quite popular family name mostly used in Japan while Estonia is ahead in terms of density. Around 33072 people have been found who wears Oya as their family name. Oya is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
823,980 India6
8,438 China5
46,068 Philippines3
2,967 Vietnam3
15,956 Venezuela3
8,926 Cameroon3
32,695 Nigeria3
108,034 Italy3
91,784 Netherlands2
18,035 Egypt2
26,123 Malaysia2
107,212 South Africa1
50,549 Georgia1
174,544 Czech Republic1
123,175 Tanzania1
30,360 Thailand1
23,434 Burkina Faso1
13,447 Uganda1
24,771 Colombia1
2,505 Congo1
28,746 Algeria1
17,236 Ghana1
12,270 Lebanon1
2,024 Mongolia1
34,581 Chile1
38,841 Scotland1
36,678 Singapore1
77,122 Sweden1
165,773 Belarus1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
109,969 Ukraine36
98,676 Canada27
85,784 Australia19
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
56,298 England65
133,875 France61
Countries with hundreds of Oya:
4,557 Spain971
2,690 Ivory Coast877
24,046 Indonesia457
533 Estonia291
53,118 Russia263
97,405 United States233
50,182 Germany202
44,861 Argentina105
Countries with thousands of Oya:
6,020 Turkey1,432
11,540 Brazil1,177
Countries with ten thousands of Oya:
649 Japan26,803
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Comments

D
Dominica Sevin
 The origin of the name is Basque there are several possibilities for this etymological name - either it comes from the word meaning Oihan: wood - either it comes from the word meaning has ohil (RS) desert - either it comes lohi the word has meaning: the muddy place this surname specifies the location of the ancestral home.

Oya Namesakes

  • Akintunde Oyajobi, Author
  • Alain Oyarzun, Soccer player
  • Chris Oyakhilome, Minister
  • Diego Oyarzún, Soccer player
  • Ayaka Oyama, Actress
  • Mariana Aylwin Oyarzún, Paz Bascuñán's mother
  • Leonor Oyarzún, Patricio Aylwin's wife
  • Michiko Oyama Canada, Politician
  • Susan Oyama, Psychologist
  • Hisao Oyama, Voice actor
  • In 0 thriller flick, The Parish, Raph Oya portrayed Julien.

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