Oyime Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Oyime Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 42 | 1:4,217,685 | 117,088 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
Oyime (59) may also be a first name.
Oyime Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oyime Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oyime is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Oyime? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,876,555th most frequently held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oyime are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Oyime is also the 1,282,666th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 59 people.
Oyime is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 4,217,685. In Nigeria Oyime is most common in: Edo, where 21 percent are found, Akwa Ibom, where 17 percent are found and Ondo, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 9 percent are found.
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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 Oyime
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