Onyeyem Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Onyeyem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onyeyem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Onyeyem (18) may also be a first name.

Onyeyem Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Onyeyem Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Onyeyem occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Onyeyem? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,812,366th most numerous last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Onyeyem reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 18 people.

This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria Onyeyem is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 70 percent reside, Delta, where 10 percent reside and Rivers, where 10 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Canada, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Onyeyim861/
Onyeayam803/
Onyeam776/
Oniyem771/
Onyejeeme753/
Onyejehem751/
Onueyim7123/
Onyeham717/
Onyejim716/
Oneheim714/
Anayeem711/
Anyayem711/
Honyeam711/
Onyeajam67137/
Onyeajum674/

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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 Onyeyem
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