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
The surname Oyame (Russian: Оямэ) occurs most in Cameroon. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Oyame? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,286,243rd most frequently held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 41,172,576 people. This last name 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 frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 36 people.
It is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 117 people, or 1 in 177,513. In Cameroon it is most common in: South Region, where 62 percent are found, Centre Region, where 28 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs 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
- 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 Oyame
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