Onyam Surname

453,909th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 747 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onyam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7141:248,09914,359
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173

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

The surname Onyam is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyam? popularity and diffusion

Onyam is the 453,909th most numerous family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 9,755,751 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Onyam live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 629,010th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 207 people.

It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 714 people, or 1 in 248,099. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Cross River, where 77 percent reside, Lagos, where 7 percent reside and Akwa Ibom, where 3 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 2 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Honyam912/
Gonyam911/
Onyameh83283/
Gounyam831/
Honyham830/
Gonyham830/
Anyam808,047/
Oniam80981/
Onyom8033/
Unyam8016/
Oneam805/
Ognam802/
Onham802/
Hounyame7713/
Goohnyam771/
Onoyom73864/
Onniam73285/
Ongiam73186/
Annyam73109/
Ganyam7351/
Ongnam7343/
Gunyam7323/
Onayom737/
Ongeam737/
Aanyam736/
Hanyam734/
Honyom734/
Oonjam733/
Ahnyam733/
Oniame733/
Goniam732/
Oinham731/
O'Nyom731/
Hunyam731/
Ooniam731/
Gonjam731/
Anyham730/
Homniam671,729/
Hongiam6777/
Gannyam6732/
Aannyam676/
Ounjeam674/
Ongniam674/
Haanyam674/
Hounham672/
Ganjyam671/
Hounjam671/
Onijame671/
Gouniam671/

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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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