Onyama Surname
Approximately 113 people bear this surname
Onyama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 42 | 1:4,217,685 | 117,088 |
| Cameroon | 36 | 1:576,919 | 44,454 |
| Uganda | 28 | 1:1,394,260 | 52,673 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Onyama (80) may also be a first name.
Onyama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onyama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Onyama is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Onyama.
How Common Is The Last Name Onyama? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,718,748th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 64,491,557 people. The last name Onyama occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Onyama are found; 38 percent are found in West Africa and 37 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Onyama is also the 1,075,395th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 80 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 4,217,685. In Nigeria it is most common in: Enugu, where 36 percent are found, Abia, where 24 percent are found and Akwa Ibom, where 10 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 32 percent are found and Uganda, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onyamat | 92 | 22 | / |
| Onyamah | 92 | 3 | / |
| Omnyama | 92 | 2 | / |
| Gonyama | 92 | 1 | / |
| Onyamma | 92 | 1 | / |
| Onyamas | 92 | 1 | / |
| Onyamai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Hgonyama | 86 | 2 | / |
| Hounyama | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oneyeama | 86 | 1 | / |
| Anyama | 83 | 4,171 | / |
| Onyame | 83 | 2,312 | / |
| Onyamo | 83 | 221 | / |
| Onyoma | 83 | 73 | / |
| Onyami | 83 | 46 | / |
| Ognama | 83 | 18 | / |
| Unyama | 83 | 2 | / |
| Onjama | 83 | 2 | / |
| Oniama | 83 | 2 | / |
| Hanyama | 77 | 1,192 | / |
| Onyameh | 77 | 283 | / |
| Anyamah | 77 | 280 | / |
| Gonyami | 77 | 182 | / |
| Onoyoma | 77 | 73 | / |
| Honhama | 77 | 51 | / |
| Onijama | 77 | 38 | / |
| Onayoma | 77 | 17 | / |
| Anyamma | 77 | 8 | / |
| Ganyama | 77 | 7 | / |
| Gonyoma | 77 | 6 | / |
| Onajoma | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ouneama | 77 | 2 | / |
| Anyamay | 77 | 2 | / |
| Anyaama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onneama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onyamie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onjeama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ongnama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ounjama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anyamga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onyamgo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oneamah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gonyamo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Unyamea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oyneama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gunyama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gonyame | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onyamoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oñama | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haanyama | 71 | 18 | / |
| Hounyame | 71 | 13 | / |
| Onijamah | 71 | 8 | / |
| Gouniama | 71 | 5 | / |
| Gonyooma | 71 | 2 | / |
| Onoyioma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Goonyami | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ganyamma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anyoma | 67 | 545 | / |
| Agnama | 67 | 483 | / |
| Ognami | 67 | 254 | / |
| Aniama | 67 | 167 | / |
| Onyomi | 67 | 110 | / |
| Anjama | 67 | 91 | / |
| Anyame | 67 | 88 | / |
| Anyamo | 67 | 39 | / |
| Onyomo | 67 | 35 | / |
| Ona'ayamo | 67 | 17 | / |
| Onjoma | 67 | 14 | / |
| Uniama | 67 | 10 | / |
| Anyami | 67 | 9 | / |
| Oneamo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ognamy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Onioma | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oniame | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oniami | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aneama | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oneame | 67 | 2 | / |
| Unjama | 67 | 2 | / |
| Anhama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onjami | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onyome | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oneoma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houngnama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoenyameh | 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
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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 Onyama
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