Onyam Surname
Approximately 747 people bear this surname
Onyam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 714 | 1:248,099 | 14,359 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
Onyam (207) may also be a first name.
Onyam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onyam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Onyam occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Onyam? popularity and diffusion
The last name Onyam is the 453,909th most common last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 9,755,751 people. Onyam occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Onyam are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 629,010th most widespread forename internationally. It is borne by 207 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 714 people, or 1 in 248,099. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Cross River, where 77 percent live, Lagos, where 7 percent live and Akwa Ibom, where 3 percent live. Other than Nigeria it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 2 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honyam | 91 | 2 | / |
| Gonyam | 91 | 1 | / |
| Onyameh | 83 | 283 | / |
| Gounyam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Honyham | 83 | 0 | / |
| Gonyham | 83 | 0 | / |
| Anyam | 80 | 8,047 | / |
| Oniam | 80 | 981 | / |
| Onyom | 80 | 33 | / |
| Unyam | 80 | 16 | / |
| Oneam | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ognam | 80 | 2 | / |
| Onham | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hounyame | 77 | 13 | / |
| Goohnyam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onoyom | 73 | 864 | / |
| Onniam | 73 | 285 | / |
| Ongiam | 73 | 186 | / |
| Annyam | 73 | 109 | / |
| Ganyam | 73 | 51 | / |
| Ongnam | 73 | 43 | / |
| Gunyam | 73 | 23 | / |
| Onayom | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ongeam | 73 | 7 | / |
| Aanyam | 73 | 6 | / |
| Hanyam | 73 | 4 | / |
| Honyom | 73 | 4 | / |
| Oonjam | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ahnyam | 73 | 3 | / |
| Oniame | 73 | 3 | / |
| Goniam | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oinham | 73 | 1 | / |
| O'Nyom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hunyam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ooniam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gonjam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Anyham | 73 | 0 | / |
| Homniam | 67 | 1,729 | / |
| Hongiam | 67 | 77 | / |
| Gannyam | 67 | 32 | / |
| Aannyam | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ounjeam | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ongniam | 67 | 4 | / |
| Haanyam | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hounham | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ganjyam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hounjam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onijame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gouniam | 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 Onyam
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