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
Average Oyamo Salary in
United States
$54,312 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Oyamo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oyamo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oyamo is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oyamo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Oyamo is the 168,342nd most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,838,935 people. The surname Oyamo is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Oyamo reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Oyamo is also the 367,904th most frequent given name internationally, held by 526 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 2,181 people, or 1 in 21,174. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Nairobi County, where 21 percent live, Homa Bay County, where 16 percent live and Siaya County, where 14 percent live. Apart from Kenya this surname is found 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 adherence of those holding the last name is primarily 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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