Oyim Surname

411,457th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 848 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Oyim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8271:214,19912,727
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Oyim (673) may also be a first name.

Oyim Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oyim is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Oyim.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyim? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 411,457th most prevalent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,593,804 people. The surname Oyim is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Oyim are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 319,704th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 673 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 827 people, or 1 in 214,199. In Nigeria Oyim is mostly found in: Ebonyi, where 59 percent live, Cross River, where 15 percent live and Rivers, where 5 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 2 percent live and Kenya, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oyime8946/
Goyim8915/
Hoyim895/
Oyiem892/
Oim86124/
Oym869/
Oyimme801/
Ayim7516,863/
Oyom753,594/
Oyem752,579/
Ojim75968/
Eyim75508/
Oyam75464/
Oiam75235/
Hoim75203/
Oyin75202/
Oime75178/
Goim75167/
Oiim75147/
Uyim7586/
Yoym7535/
Hoym757/
Oyme756/
Șoim754/
Oysm753/
Oitm753/
Oiom752/
Oiem752/
Oymh752/
Oimn752/
Ohym751/
Oimm751/
Oymk751/
Oymm751/
Oyhm751/
Uoym751/
Goym750/
Hayim671,108/
Ouyom67525/
Hoyme67471/
Eyime67426/
Ouiam67375/
Gojim67336/
Oyina67304/
Hoyem67303/
Ojiem67262/
Oyeme67220/
Uyime67184/
Oyame67177/
Oyome67138/
Oyine67131/
Goyin67124/
Goyom67117/
Hoime67112/
Hoiem6792/
Yoyom6792/
Oihom6786/
Ayime6777/
Oying6776/
Goyam6770/
Outim6767/
Yoyem6758/
Gayim6755/
Hoyam6748/
Aytim6745/
Goyem6743/
Yoyam6740/
Ayiem6735/
Hoyom6733/
Ousim6732/
Goiam6718/
Ouiem6712/
Ayiom6712/
Yijam6711/
Hoyin678/
Yiyam678/
Oyion675/
Heyim674/
Oiiem673/
Yojim673/
Yhiam672/
Hoiom672/
Hojim672/
Ayimn672/
Ojihm672/
Aysim672/
O'Yem672/
Oysin671/
Oiahm671/
Ayijm671/
Ioyem671/
Hyiam671/
Eytim671/
Ouyam671/
Ouyme671/
Oyind671/
Oytin671/
Oiome671/
Uysim671/
Yiyem671/
Yijim671/
Goiem671/
Goiim671/
Ayimm671/
Hoiam671/
Oejim671/
Eyiom671/
Oyamg671/
Oyemk671/
Oyemn671/
Oyemt671/
Oimqu671/
Oyhmt671/
Goimm670/

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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 Oyim
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