Oyam Surname

651,048th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 464 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Oyam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2541:398,57651,144
Nigeria761:2,330,82678,393
Uganda421:929,50741,540
India371:20,731,497300,213
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Oyam (625) may also be a first name.

Oyam Last Name Facts

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

Oyam (Hindi: ओयम, Marathi: ओयम) is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oyam is the 651,048th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,705,918 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 64 percent of Oyam live; 56 percent live in Southeast Asia and 55 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 333,332nd most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 625 people.

The surname Oyam is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 254 people, or 1 in 398,576. In The Philippines Oyam is mostly concentrated in: Cordillera Administrative Region, where 27 percent live, Ilocos, where 23 percent live and Central Visayas, where 19 percent live. Besides The Philippines it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 16 percent live and Uganda, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oyame89177/
Goyam8970/
Hoyam8948/
Yoyam8940/
Ouyam891/
Oyamg891/
Oym869/
Houyam805/
Hoyame803/
Goyham800/
Ayam755,979/
Oyan753,716/
Eyam753,716/
Oyom753,594/
Yoam753,528/
Yyam753,379/
Oyem752,579/
Iyam752,152/
Oyim75848/
Ojam75237/
Oiam75235/
Uyam75218/
Yoym7535/
Hoym757/
Oyme756/
Ioam753/
Oysm753/
Yjam752/
Oymh752/
Ohym751/
Oymk751/
Oymm751/
Oyhm751/
Uoym751/
Goym750/
Houyame739/
Oyane676,093/
Gayam675,041/
Gojam674,363/
Hoyan671,622/
Hayam671,171/
Oyang67990/
Goyan67787/
Ayham67532/
Ouyom67525/
Hoyme67471/
Huyam67448/
Giyam67421/
Ouiam67375/
Oyina67304/
Hoyem67303/
Iyame67251/
Ayame67232/
Oyeme67220/
Eyame67168/
Oyome67138/
Ayamk67122/
Goyom67117/
Yoyom6792/
Yoyem6758/
Ouyan6750/
Oyime6746/
Goyem6743/
Hiyam6742/
Hoyom6733/
Oyant6725/
Geyam6722/
Uyame6721/
Ahyam6719/
Goiam6718/
Uyham6715/
Goyim6715/
Houyamne6712/
Yijam6711/
Ohyan6711/
Ioyan6710/
Yiyam678/
Yoyan678/
Yyamm677/
Heyam676/
Hojam676/
Hoyim675/
Hyjam675/
Yoamm675/
Eyahm674/
Ayamh674/
Ayamn674/
Uyaum673/
Yhiam672/
Auyam672/
Oyiem672/
O'Yem672/
Oyand672/
Ohyna672/
Yoyna671/
Oyann671/
Oiahm671/
Iyasm671/
Ioyna671/
Eyham671/
Ayamm671/
Oyhan671/
Ioyem671/
Hyiam671/
Ouyme671/
Yojam671/
Ayamd671/
Hoiam671/
Iyamh671/
Iyamn671/
Oyemk671/
Oyemn671/
Oyemt671/
Oyhmt671/
Ohjam671/

Oyam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oyam in the Hindi language
ओयमoyama66.67
ओयामoyama33.33
Oyam in the Marathi language
ओयमoyama66.67
ाोयामaoyama22.22
ओयामoyama11.11

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Oyam
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