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 surname Oriama occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Oriama? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 515,938th most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 11,530,927 people. The surname Oriama is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oriama live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 78 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 515 people, or 1 in 89,670. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Busia County, where 77 percent live, Bungoma County, where 20 percent live and Kajiado County, where 1 percent live. Excluding Kenya this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 18 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.
Oriama Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Oriama surname is predominantly 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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis