Oyame Surname
Approximately 177 people bear this surname
Oyame Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 117 | 1:177,513 | 18,775 |
| Nigeria | 48 | 1:3,690,474 | 107,175 |
| Gabon | 9 | 1:209,910 | 2,378 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Oyame (36) may also be a first name.
Oyame Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oyame Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oyame (Russian: Оямэ) is most common in Cameroon. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oyame? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,286,243rd most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 41,172,576 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Oyame reside; 71 percent reside in Central Africa and 47 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Oyame is also the 1,717,090th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 36 people.
The surname Oyame is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 117 people, or 1 in 177,513. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: South Region, where 62 percent are found, Centre Region, where 28 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 27 percent are found and Gabon, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Oyame Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Oyame in the Russian language | ||
| Оямэ | oame | - |
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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 Oyame
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