Oriama Surname
Approximately 632 people bear this surname
Oriama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 515 | 1:89,670 | 8,074 |
| Uganda | 114 | 1:342,450 | 22,679 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
Oriama Demographics
Oriama Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Oriama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oriama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oriama is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oriama? popularity and diffusion
It is the 515,938th most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 11,530,927 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oriama are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 78 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
Oriama is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 515 people, or 1 in 89,670. In Kenya Oriama is most frequent in: Busia County, where 77 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 20 percent are found and Kajiado County, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 18 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.
Oriama Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Oriama last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orjiama | 92 | 10 | / |
| Goriama | 92 | 5 | / |
| Oriamah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Oriamas | 92 | 1 | / |
| Orgiama | 92 | 1 | / |
| Oriamaja | 86 | 143 | / |
| Horihama | 86 | 6 | / |
| Gouriama | 86 | 4 | / |
| Goriamma | 86 | 1 | / |
| Orioma | 83 | 198 | / |
| Ariama | 83 | 147 | / |
| Eriama | 83 | 138 | / |
| Oryama | 83 | 26 | / |
| Uriama | 83 | 5 | / |
| Oreama | 83 | 4 | / |
| Oriame | 83 | 3 | / |
| Oriamo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Oriami | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gouriamma | 80 | 7 | / |
| Orihamaja | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ariamah | 77 | 130 | / |
| Horiame | 77 | 76 | / |
| Oriomah | 77 | 64 | / |
| Eriamah | 77 | 26 | / |
| Orieoma | 77 | 22 | / |
| Hariama | 77 | 16 | / |
| Arijama | 77 | 16 | / |
| Ariasma | 77 | 11 | / |
| Gariama | 77 | 7 | / |
| Arihama | 77 | 6 | / |
| Orjioma | 77 | 4 | / |
| Asriama | 77 | 4 | / |
| Eriamma | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ariatma | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ariamad | 77 | 2 | / |
| Oriameh | 77 | 2 | / |
| Arriama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ourjama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Guriama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Araiyama | 71 | 560 | / |
| Arihamat | 71 | 116 | / |
| Gauriama | 71 | 82 | / |
| Ahariama | 71 | 5 | / |
| Hariamma | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ariamajd | 71 | 2 | / |
| Erriamma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gouryama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Asriamma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gariamma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ariamo | 67 | 445 | / |
| Ariami | 67 | 129 | / |
| Oriomo | 67 | 76 | / |
| Gauriamma | 67 | 28 | / |
| Haraiyama | 67 | 27 | / |
| Arioma | 67 | 21 | / |
| Oriomi | 67 | 19 | / |
| Aryama | 67 | 15 | / |
| Eryama | 67 | 15 | / |
| Arjama | 67 | 12 | / |
| Erjama | 67 | 12 | / |
| Uriame | 67 | 12 | / |
| Orjamo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ariame | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gouryamma | 67 | 5 | / |
| Oriome | 67 | 4 | / |
| Erioma | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eriamo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oryoma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orjoma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uriami | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ureama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Areama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erraiyama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oreoma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oreame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uryama | 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 Oriama
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