Obayam Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Obayam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Obayam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obayam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Obayam is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Obayam? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,532,898th most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. Obayam occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obayam are found; 95 percent are found in Central Africa and 95 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
Obayam is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 1,153,837. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Southwest Region, where 94 percent are found. Not including Cameroon it is found in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hobayam | 92 | 1 | / |
| Obayan | 83 | 1,380 | / |
| Abayam | 83 | 79 | / |
| Obayem | 83 | 21 | / |
| Obayom | 83 | 2 | / |
| Obayim | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hobayan | 77 | 1,155 | / |
| Osbayan | 77 | 3 | / |
| Obayime | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gobuyam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oubayan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Obaum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obyem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Houbayem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abayan | 67 | 4,953 | / |
| Obiyan | 67 | 526 | / |
| Awayam | 67 | 82 | / |
| Obiyom | 67 | 65 | / |
| Obayen | 67 | 46 | / |
| Abayim | 67 | 37 | / |
| Oboyan | 67 | 29 | / |
| Abayom | 67 | 27 | / |
| Obajan | 67 | 25 | / |
| Obayin | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ovayan | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ubayem | 67 | 16 | / |
| Obayon | 67 | 16 | / |
| Abayem | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ubeyam | 67 | 7 | / |
| Aweyam | 67 | 6 | / |
| Aboyam | 67 | 6 | / |
| Obajem | 67 | 6 | / |
| Oviyam | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obajim | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oboyem | 67 | 4 | / |
| Abayme | 67 | 3 | / |
| Abajam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aviyam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Osbaum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obeyan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obouym | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owayem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hobaum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obawem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obaian | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obaiom | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'Baum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abahym | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awiyam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awyiam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ebajam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ubajam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ebeyam | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Obayam
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