Oyama Surname
Approximately 19,586 people bear this surname
Oyama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 9,532 | 1:13,412 | 1,697 |
| Nigeria | 5,880 | 1:30,126 | 2,527 |
| United States | 1,555 | 1:233,093 | 22,416 |
| Brazil | 1,083 | 1:197,668 | 7,626 |
| Cameroon | 280 | 1:74,175 | 9,224 |
| Gabon | 202 | 1:9,352 | 1,744 |
| Thailand | 195 | 1:362,248 | 63,422 |
| Canada | 114 | 1:323,207 | 29,592 |
| Mexico | 112 | 1:1,108,270 | 13,907 |
| Uganda | 93 | 1:419,777 | 25,768 |
| Peru | 85 | 1:373,931 | 12,435 |
| Hong Kong | 84 | 1:87,327 | 1,583 |
| Singapore | 77 | 1:71,529 | 2,869 |
| Philippines | 62 | 1:1,632,875 | 108,878 |
| France | 31 | 1:2,142,668 | 174,004 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| Germany | 20 | 1:4,025,273 | 167,743 |
| Argentina | 17 | 1:2,514,318 | 114,515 |
| Malaysia | 16 | 1:1,843,389 | 74,511 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Congo | 9 | 1:554,344 | 12,633 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Paraguay | 7 | 1:1,033,821 | 9,769 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
Oyama (2,569) may also be a first name.
Oyama Demographics
Average Male Oyama Height
171.2 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Oyama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oyama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oyama (Oriya: ଓଏମା, Russian: Ояма) is found in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Oyama? popularity and diffusion
Oyama is the 27,451st most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 372,079 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 51 percent of Oyama are found; 49 percent are found in East Asia and 49 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 145,269th most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 2,569 people.
This surname is most widely held in Japan, where it is carried by 9,532 people, or 1 in 13,412. In Japan it is most numerous in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 18 percent reside, Toyama Prefecture, where 11 percent reside and Osaka Prefecture, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Japan this surname exists in 57 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 30 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.
Oyama Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (98%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Oyama last name are 14.83% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 68.06% registered with the political party.
The amount Oyama earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 44.74% more than the national average, earning S/. 28,058 per year; in United States they earn 18.62% more than the national average, earning $51,182 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.91% more than the national average, earning $59,576 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Oyama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Oyama in the Oriya language | ||
| ଓଏମା | o'ema | - |
| Oyama in the Russian language | ||
| Ояма | oama | - |
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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
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- 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 Oyama
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