Oyamu Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Oyamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Oyamu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oyamu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oyamu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Oyamu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oyamu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,798,600th most numerous family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name Oyamu is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Oyamu live; 41 percent live in West Africa and 41 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Oyamu is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 16,103,887. In Nigeria it is most common in: Cross River, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent reside and Uganda, where 22 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goyamu | 91 | 28 | / |
| Iyamu | 80 | 10,821 | / |
| Eyamu | 80 | 1,204 | / |
| Ayamu | 80 | 286 | / |
| Ojamu | 80 | 35 | / |
| Oyemu | 80 | 33 | / |
| Oymus | 80 | 12 | / |
| Uyamu | 80 | 9 | / |
| Oyomu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Oyimu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Oymhu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ayamou | 73 | 375 | / |
| Oyiomu | 73 | 27 | / |
| Ayamut | 73 | 21 | / |
| Ohiamu | 73 | 16 | / |
| Eyamou | 73 | 12 | / |
| Iyammu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Gayamu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Iyamou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Giyamu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hiyamu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oyiemu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uyamut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yoamou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hayamu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iyamus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Heyamu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Huyamu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yojamu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ameu | 67 | 493 | / |
| Aumu | 67 | 187 | / |
| Yemu | 67 | 176 | / |
| Aimu | 67 | 173 | / |
| Aymu | 67 | 53 | / |
| Hayamou | 67 | 37 | / |
| Oimu | 67 | 30 | / |
| Oumu | 67 | 27 | / |
| Aemu | 67 | 26 | / |
| Gojammu | 67 | 22 | / |
| Eamu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ajmu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ouyemou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ayamhuu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ooyomup | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouiamou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gayamou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayammou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayamous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oemu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayamush | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Oyamu
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