Oluyem Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oluyem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oluyem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Oluyem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oluyem is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oluyem? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,213,395th most commonly used family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Oluyem live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Federal Capital Territory, where 54 percent are found, Ekiti, where 38 percent are found and Osun, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Oluyem exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oluem9133/
Olyem916/
Oluyen8324/
Golyem8311/
Olayem836/
Oluyom833/
Oleyem832/
Olayeme774/
Oluyome773/
Oluyime771/
Oliem73292/
Oloum7345/
Oleam7330/
Oleem733/
Oleum733/
Olaem733/
Olaum733/
Alyem732/
Oluen731/
Aluem731/
Olhausem711/
Oloume67803/
Aluyen67555/
Goloum6748/
Olheim6727/
Olluyn6722/
Oleham6713/
Olayen6712/
Aliyem6712/
Aloyem6711/
Olayom679/
Elayem679/
Olayam675/
Haluem675/
Olujim674/
Ouloum674/
Goliem674/
Oluyin673/
Olaymk672/
Oloyen672/
Uyliem672/
Alayem671/
Goluim671/
Golaum671/
Golyen671/
Goleam671/
Gulyem671/
Oliyam671/
Oloyam671/
Osleum670/

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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 Oluyem
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