Oyemu Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Oyemu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Oyemu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oyemu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oyemu is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Oyemu.
How Common Is The Last Name Oyemu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,432,070th most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Oyemu live; 82 percent live in Central Africa and 82 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name Oyemu is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Not including The DR Congo this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 9 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oyiemu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yemu | 89 | 176 | / |
| Oemu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ouyemou | 83 | 6 | / |
| Ojemu | 80 | 250 | / |
| Ayemu | 80 | 117 | / |
| Yemau | 80 | 100 | / |
| Iyemu | 80 | 73 | / |
| Yemou | 80 | 61 | / |
| Oyamu | 80 | 27 | / |
| Oymus | 80 | 12 | / |
| Oyomu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Eyemu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Owemu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Oyimu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Oymhu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Oiemu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ayemou | 73 | 2,881 | / |
| Ouemou | 73 | 896 | / |
| Goyamu | 73 | 28 | / |
| Oyiomu | 73 | 27 | / |
| Yemhou | 73 | 13 | / |
| Yemgou | 73 | 11 | / |
| Ojiemu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Ohwemu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Yemmou | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ojemui | 73 | 4 | / |
| Eyemou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hyiemu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hayemu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Geyemu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ayiemu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ogiemu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yemouh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ihyemu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oheemu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eumu | 67 | 579 | / |
| Eemu | 67 | 154 | / |
| Eimu | 67 | 72 | / |
| Aymu | 67 | 53 | / |
| Oimu | 67 | 30 | / |
| Oumu | 67 | 27 | / |
| Aemu | 67 | 26 | / |
| Eamu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gouemou | 67 | 11 | / |
| Houemou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hayeemu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Iemu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ooyomup | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouiemou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohuemus | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Oyemu
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