Oyema Surname

349,967th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,043 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Oyema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo5061:146,00715,343
Nigeria5011:353,57819,069
Congo131:383,7779,863
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
England21:27,859,030389,889
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Oyema (393) may also be a first name.

Oyema Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oyema is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyema? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 349,967th most commonly held last name globally, held by around 1 in 6,987,101 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Oyema live; 50 percent live in Central Africa and 50 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Oyema is also the 436,161st most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 393 people.

The surname Oyema is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 506 people, or 1 in 146,007. Besides The DR Congo it exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 48 percent are found and The Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oyemma91314/
Oyemah91141/
Goyema9172/
Oyemea913/
Oyemai912/
Oyeema911/
Oyiema911/
Oyemay911/
Oyemha911/
Yema898,123/
Oyma89177/
Oema8922/
Oyemaja8346/
Oyama8019,586/
Iyema801,617/
Oyoma80785/
Yemma80485/
Ouema80484/
Ojema80395/
Ayema80382/
Uyema80311/
Oyemi80250/
Oyeme80220/
Yemga80195/
Oyima80175/
Eyema80138/
Yemau80100/
Oymaz8099/
Oyemo8095/
Yemha8083/
Oymas8058/
Owema8033/
Goyma8030/
Yemai8015/
Hoyma804/
Goema802/
Yemay802/
Oyemy802/
Oiema802/
Oymma801/
Yemaa801/
Yemaj801/
Ouyma801/
Yehma801/
Yemea801/
Oymay801/
Oehma800/
Ohyama73756/
Hoyama73253/
Ayiema73166/
Ooyama73115/
Hayema7391/
Oemaya7387/
Huyema7387/
Ojiema7368/
Goemay7366/
Uyemas7365/
Goyima7348/
Oyomah7335/
Oyioma7324/
Ouyama7322/
Goyoma7322/
Yemaya7318/
Yoyama7315/
Ohyoma7314/
Gouema7313/
Ouemma7312/
Oyamaa7312/
Oyamah738/
Goyama737/
Oyomma736/
Oyiemo736/
Uoyama735/
Goemah735/
Oyemih735/
Oyemyi734/
Ouyemi734/
Oyauma734/
Oyuoma734/
Ioyama734/
Oyamat733/
Oyimma733/
Oyihma733/
Ooyemi733/
Ojemma733/
Iyemga733/
Ayemai733/
Oggema732/
Oyemie732/
Oyemee732/
Ayemga732/
Houema732/
Hiyema732/
Eyemga732/
Ayemma731/
Yemaja731/
Ouehma731/
Oyehmi731/
Oyomai731/
Iojema731/
Hoyima731/
Oyamma731/
Ojemah731/
Ayemah731/
Hoyemi731/
Houyma731/
Hoymas731/
Oyomea731/
Oyemmy731/
Oyimai731/
Ojeema731/
Yoyeme731/
Yojema731/
Yiyema731/
Yemaha731/
Gayema731/
Geyema731/
Eyemoa731/
Uyemah731/
Oyamga731/
Oyemeh731/
Oyemme731/
Owemas731/
Oyemayowa7112/
Ouma67216,499/
Ayma678,269/
Uema678,188/
Yemi674,425/
Yemo671,663/
Yeme671,538/
Eima671,434/
Oima67720/
Eyma67378/
Aema67373/
Hayeema67279/
Oeme67264/
Uyma67251/
Ejma67232/
Goyomma67204/
Eema67164/
Euma6793/
Iema6774/
Yemy6741/
Hooysma6728/
Hoyimah6727/
Houyeme6726/
Oemi6724/
Eama6721/
Goyamma6710/
Oyme676/
Ojma676/
Ouyemou676/
Ojiemah674/
Oymi673/
Houyama673/
Ayemaya672/
Oymo672/
Ooyamma671/
D'Ouema671/
Ayhemad671/
Gouemma671/
Owiemah671/
Ihyemga671/
Oheamah671/
Oyiomah671/
Hoyamai671/
Hoyomma671/
Goyomha671/
Oemo671/
Ojemhea671/
Eyoemah671/
Uowemay671/
Oyimmah671/
Hoymadt670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Oyema
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