Oyeme Surname
Approximately 220 people bear this surname
Oyeme Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 181 | 1:978,689 | 41,594 |
| Cameroon | 33 | 1:629,366 | 47,277 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Oyeme (60) may also be a first name.
Oyeme Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oyeme Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oyeme is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Oyeme.
How Common Is The Last Name Oyeme? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,108,016th most commonly held last name globally, held by around 1 in 33,125,209 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oyeme live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,270,172nd most frequently occurring given name internationally It is held by 60 people.
This surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 181 people, or 1 in 978,689. In Nigeria Oyeme is most common in: Delta, where 65 percent reside, Lagos, where 20 percent reside and Edo, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 15 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.
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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 Oyeme
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