Oyamu Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Oyamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Oyamu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Oyamu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Oyamu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyamu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,798,600th most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Oyamu reside; 41 percent reside in West Africa and 41 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 16,103,887. In Nigeria Oyamu is most common in: Cross River, where 100 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent are found and Uganda, where 22 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goyamu9128/
Iyamu8010,821/
Eyamu801,204/
Ayamu80286/
Ojamu8035/
Oyemu8033/
Oymus8012/
Uyamu809/
Oyomu805/
Oyimu803/
Oymhu802/
Ayamou73375/
Oyiomu7327/
Ayamut7321/
Ohiamu7316/
Eyamou7312/
Iyammu739/
Gayamu735/
Iyamou733/
Giyamu732/
Hiyamu732/
Oyiemu731/
Uyamut731/
Yoamou731/
Hayamu731/
Iyamus731/
Heyamu731/
Huyamu731/
Yojamu731/
Ameu67493/
Aumu67187/
Yemu67176/
Aimu67173/
Aymu6753/
Hayamou6737/
Oimu6730/
Oumu6727/
Aemu6726/
Gojammu6722/
Eamu6712/
Ajmu6711/
Ouyemou676/
Ayamhuu674/
Ooyomup671/
Ouiamou671/
Gayamou671/
Ayammou671/
Ayamous671/
Oemu671/
Ayamush671/

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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 Oyamu
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