Osayamen Surname

448,561st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 759 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Osayamen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osayamen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7421:238,73713,870
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Osayamen (894) may also be a first name.

Osayamen Last Name Facts

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

Osayamen is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Osayamen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Osayamen is the 448,561st most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 9,601,510 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Osayamen are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 271,765th most frequently used forename throughout the world, borne by 894 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 742 people, or 1 in 238,737. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Edo, where 71 percent live, Ondo, where 10 percent live and Delta, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Osayamen occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Osayamien941/
Osayahmen941/
Osaymen931/
Oayamen931/
Osayemen8858/
Oseyamen8838/
Osayimen888/
Usayamen881/
Oaymen861/
Osiayemen821/
Oseyahmen821/
Oaymn771/
Osawemen75228/
Osahumen7513/
Oseyamem754/
Oseyemen753/
Oseamene751/
Osaiemen751/
Achoyamen7126/
Oisawemen7124/
Oaimen719/
Osawiemen711/
Hajiyamen711/
Hosaimn671/
Oseyomn671/
Ahyemen671/

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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 Osayamen
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