Olyema Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Olyema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 30 | 1:1,301,309 | 50,636 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
Olyema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olyema Come From? nationality or country of origin
Olyema occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Olyema? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,432,070th most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Olyema live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 1,301,309. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Kiboga District, where 30 percent reside, Luweero District, where 23 percent reside and Kyankwanzi District, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Uganda this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oliyema | 92 | 1 | / |
| Oleama | 83 | 107 | / |
| Olyemi | 83 | 30 | / |
| Olyemo | 83 | 6 | / |
| Oleuma | 83 | 2 | / |
| Oleima | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oleema | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oluema | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oluyemo | 77 | 520 | / |
| Olayemo | 77 | 41 | / |
| Oluyama | 77 | 3 | / |
| Oloyima | 77 | 2 | / |
| Olawema | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oleemaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aliyema | 77 | 1 | / |
| Alyemma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oleamma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oleimat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Golejma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Olejema | 77 | 1 | / |
| Holayama | 71 | 16 | / |
| Olaayemi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Oluyemoh | 71 | 4 | / |
| Oluiyemi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Olayyemi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Oolayemo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oleamahe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Olaiyemi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ouljemaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Holyemer | 71 | 0 | / |
| Aleama | 67 | 8,123 | / |
| Aleema | 67 | 549 | / |
| Oleumo | 67 | 108 | / |
| Aloema | 67 | 54 | / |
| Oleemo | 67 | 39 | / |
| Oleimo | 67 | 38 | / |
| Alayma | 67 | 37 | / |
| Olouma | 67 | 18 | / |
| Aliema | 67 | 14 | / |
| Aliyma | 67 | 6 | / |
| Oliima | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aleuma | 67 | 4 | / |
| Olgeme | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oloima | 67 | 2 | / |
| Olieme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alaema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aluema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alyemo | 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 Olyema
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