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
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
| 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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis