Oamem Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oamem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oamem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Oamem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oamem is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Oamem.

How Common Is The Last Name Oamem? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,532,898th most common last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Oamem reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Oamem is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 9,841,264. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Edo, where 72 percent reside, Lagos, where 17 percent reside and Akwa Ibom, where 6 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oahmem911/
Oyaemem832/
Oamen802,437/
Aomem802/
Oamne801/
Oamien7360/
Oatmen7329/
Ohamen7327/
Oahmen7311/
Oaimen739/
Ohamne736/
Oameen734/
Ouamne734/
Oammen731/
Ouamen731/
O'Amen731/
Oaymen731/
Ouamien67490/
Ogiamen6762/
Ohamien673/
Oamn671/
Oatmend671/
Ouamoim671/
Ouamaim671/
Oahamen671/

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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 Oamem
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