Oyamo Surname
Approximately 2,567 people bear this surname
Oyamo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,181 | 1:21,174 | 2,437 |
| Uganda | 183 | 1:213,329 | 16,733 |
| Nigeria | 145 | 1:1,221,674 | 49,169 |
| Philippines | 15 | 1:6,749,215 | 188,373 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Oyamo (526) may also be a first name.
Oyamo Demographics
Oyamo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Oyamo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oyamo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oyamo is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oyamo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Oyamo is the 168,342nd most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,838,935 people. Oyamo occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Oyamo are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 57 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Oyamo is also the 367,904th most widespread forename globally, held by 526 people.
Oyamo is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 2,181 people, or 1 in 21,174. In Kenya Oyamo is mostly concentrated in: Nairobi County, where 21 percent live, Homa Bay County, where 16 percent live and Siaya County, where 14 percent live. Other than Kenya it occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 7 percent live and Nigeria, where 6 percent live.
Oyamo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Oyamo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 37.42% less than the national average, earning 216,580 kr per year and in United States they earn 25.87% more than the national average, earning $54,312 USD per year.
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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 Oyamo
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