Owoyem Surname
6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Owoyem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owoyeme | 92 | 6 | / |
| Owoyiem | 92 | 1 | / |
| Oiwoyem | 92 | 1 | / |
| Owoem | 91 | 1 | / |
| Awoyem | 83 | 15 | / |
| Owojem | 83 | 7 | / |
| Owoyen | 83 | 4 | / |
| Oboyem | 83 | 4 | / |
| Oweyem | 83 | 2 | / |
| Owayem | 83 | 1 | / |
| Owoyine | 77 | 5 | / |
| Owoeyen | 77 | 2 | / |
| Oweyemm | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owoyime | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awouyem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Awoyeme | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owoyene | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owyen | 73 | 38 | / |
| Oweim | 73 | 7 | / |
| Awyem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oweime | 67 | 98 | / |
| Obayem | 67 | 21 | / |
| Owoyan | 67 | 15 | / |
| Owoine | 67 | 14 | / |
| Oboyen | 67 | 5 | / |
| Awoyen | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aweyem | 67 | 3 | / |
| Owoyin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Awayem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awoyne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obawem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howyen | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Owoyem
- 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