Onyame Surname
Approximately 2,312 people bear this surname
Onyame Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 2,286 | 1:11,820 | 1,565 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Onyame (232) may also be a first name.
Onyame Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Onyame Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Onyame is held by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Onyame click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Onyame? popularity and diffusion
Onyame is the 183,651st most prevalent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 3,152,053 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Onyame live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 588,797th most frequently occurring forename at a global level, held by 232 people.
It is most frequently held in Ghana, where it is held by 2,286 people, or 1 in 11,820. Aside from Ghana this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onyameh | 92 | 283 | / |
| Onyamie | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gonyame | 92 | 1 | / |
| Hounyame | 86 | 13 | / |
| Onyama | 83 | 113 | / |
| Anyame | 83 | 88 | / |
| Onyami | 83 | 46 | / |
| Oniame | 83 | 3 | / |
| Oneame | 83 | 2 | / |
| Onyome | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hoenyameh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gonyami | 77 | 182 | / |
| Onajome | 77 | 31 | / |
| Anyamet | 77 | 7 | / |
| Onijame | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onyamma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onyamai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Unyamea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Anyamee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hounhame | 71 | 66 | / |
| Onijames | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hounyama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Goonyami | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ganyamee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anyama | 67 | 4,171 | / |
| Ognami | 67 | 254 | / |
| Onyomi | 67 | 110 | / |
| Onyoma | 67 | 73 | / |
| Agname | 67 | 22 | / |
| Anjame | 67 | 16 | / |
| Anyami | 67 | 9 | / |
| Aniame | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ognamy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oniami | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oniama | 67 | 2 | / |
| Onjama | 67 | 2 | / |
| Onjome | 67 | 2 | / |
| Unyama | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oniome | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anyome | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onhome | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onjami | 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 Onyame
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