Atyame Surname

368,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 975 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Atyame Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Atyame Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon9701:21,4112,916
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Atyame Last Name Facts

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

The surname Atyame is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Atyame click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Atyame? popularity and diffusion

It is the 368,903rd most commonly used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 7,474,406 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Atyame live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 64 percent live in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 970 people, or 1 in 21,411. In Cameroon Atyame is most prevalent in: South Region, where 75 percent are found, Centre Region, where 21 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 2 percent are found. Beside Cameroon this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Otyame83106/
Atyama83101/
Atiamei7713/
Atehame771/
Hatiame771/
Atyamma771/
Gatehame711/
Otyama67460/
Atiami67215/
Atiama67144/
Eastjames671/
Hattiamey670/
Hataheyama631/
Hateami6279/
Attiama6234/
Hatiama622/
Atiamoa621/
Atiamaa621/
Otiamey621/
Autiama621/
Aitjamaa571/
Attihamy571/
Ashtiami571/
Otiama50114/
Otiome5012/
Otjama502/
Aittihamuy501/

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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 Atyame
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