Oyom Surname

126,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,594 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Oyom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oyom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,1831:81,1465,749
Uganda1,3631:28,6423,948
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Oyom (3,116) may also be a first name.

Oyom Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oyom (Russian: Оьём) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oyom? popularity and diffusion

Oyom is the 126,449th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,027,698 people. Oyom occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Oyom reside; 61 percent reside in West Africa and 61 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 129,076th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 3,116 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,183 people, or 1 in 81,146. In Nigeria Oyom is mostly concentrated in: Cross River, where 77 percent reside, Lagos, where 5 percent reside and Akwa Ibom, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Oyom exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 38 percent reside and Indonesia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ouyom89525/
Oyome89138/
Goyom89117/
Yoyom8992/
Hoyom8933/
Oyoam893/
Yom86119,864/
Oym869/
Goiyom80100/
Iohyom805/
Oyihom804/
Goyoum802/
Hooyom802/
Oiyome801/
Houyom801/
Oyoume801/
Ayom7511,490/
Youm755,899/
Yoam753,528/
Oyon753,390/
Oyem752,579/
Ojom751,871/
Yome751,202/
Oyim75848/
Yeom75807/
Oyam75464/
Iyom75253/
Hyom75211/
Oyum75190/
Uyom75110/
Ohom7593/
Eyom7581/
Yoom7560/
Joom7535/
Yoym7535/
Yohm7532/
Aoom759/
Joym758/
Hoym757/
Oyme756/
Oysm753/
Yiom753/
Oiom752/
Jyom752/
Yomh752/
Ooum752/
Eoym752/
Oymh752/
Oeom751/
Ouom751/
Ohym751/
Oymk751/
Oymm751/
Oyhm751/
Uoym751/
Yotm751/
Yomd751/
Aoym751/
Ioom751/
Goym750/
Gouyoum7312/
Houyoum731/
Oyeoume731/
Oyong673,586/
Eyoum672,472/
Goyon672,340/
Hoyme67471/
Ihyom67397/
Oyone67328/
Hoyem67303/
Yoyon67290/
Hoyon67259/
Oyeme67220/
Oyame67177/
Hoyum67170/
Iyome67159/
Hohom67157/
Yhome67116/
Eyome6798/
Oihom6786/
Goyam6770/
Ayyom6763/
Yoyem6758/
Hoyam6748/
Ayome6746/
Oyime6746/
Goyem6743/
Yoyam6740/
Oiyam6728/
Ayoom6727/
Ajoom6723/
Hayom6722/
Geyom6715/
Goyim6715/
Aiyom6714/
Gayom6714/
Giyom6713/
Youom6713/
Ayiom6712/
Ayoum6711/
Heyom6710/
Oyoon678/
Ihoom676/
O'Ome676/
Hoyim675/
Ojyam675/
Hojom675/
Ayhom675/
Youhm675/
Yoamm675/
Ayaom675/
Oyion675/
Yohum674/
Yihom674/
Oyeam674/
Yojum673/
Yojim673/
Joyme673/
Yomme673/
Yooum673/
Yooim673/
Ohyon672/
Hoiom672/
Aayom672/
Ayuom672/
Ouyon672/
Oyiem672/
O'Yem672/
Ohoem672/
Ouoim671/
Oyyam671/
Jhoom671/
Iyoum671/
Hyeom671/
Yoyum671/
Yomth671/
Ooume671/
Ioyem671/
Hooum671/
Uyomg671/
Iyaom671/
Iyoom671/
Hiyom671/
Johym671/
Ouyam671/
Ouyme671/
Oyhon671/
Ojoom671/
Oiome671/
Uyome671/
Yojam671/
Gouom671/
Euyom671/
Hyome671/
Ihoym671/
Eyuom671/
Eyiom671/
Ahyom671/
Yooym671/
Oyamg671/
Oyiam671/
Oyonh671/
Oyemk671/
Oyemn671/
Oyemt671/
Ohyum671/
Oyhmt671/
Ohomm671/
Yaoom671/
Eaoom671/
Eyomg671/
Joome671/

Oyom Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oyom in the Russian language
Оьёмoem-

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