Awoyem Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Awoyem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awoyem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Awoyem Last Name Facts

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

Awoyem is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Awoyem click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awoyem? popularity and diffusion

The surname Awoyem is the 5,057,639th most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Awoyem is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Awoyem are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria Awoyem is most numerous in: Ekiti, where 36 percent are found, Osun, where 29 percent are found and Lagos, where 21 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awoyeme921/
Awouyem921/
Awyem911/
Owoyem838/
Awoyen834/
Aweyem833/
Awayem831/
Awoyne831/
Owoyeme776/
Owoyiem771/
Awoyime771/
Oiwoyem771/
Awoujem771/
Awoum7324/
Awuem736/
Owoem731/
Auwooyam711/
Abouem671,348/
Awoume671,013/
Awayam6782/
Avoyne6766/
Awoune6748/
Aboyim6740/
Obayem6721/
Abayem6710/
Aboyen679/
Owojem677/
Aweyam676/
Aboyam676/
Awayen676/
Awejem675/
Owoyen674/
Oboyem674/
Awoine673/
Awayne672/
Oweyem672/
Ayvaem671/
Abyiem671/
Awiyam671/
Awyiam671/
Obawem671/
Awoyon671/
Awayim671/
Owayem671/
Awoyan671/
Awojim671/
Awojam671/
Aweame671/
Awaiem671/
Aweyom671/

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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 Awoyem
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