Bediam Surname
Approximately 218 people bear this surname
Bediam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 206 | 1:100,821 | 11,910 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
Bediam (40) may also be a first name.
Bediam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bediam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bediam (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺠﺎﻡ) has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bediam? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bediam is the 1,115,011th most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 33,429,110 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Bediam live; 94 percent live in Central Africa and 94 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,614,485th most common first name in the world It is held by 40 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 206 people, or 1 in 100,821. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 77 percent live, Littoral Region, where 21 percent live and West Region, where 1 percent live. Other than Cameroon this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 3 percent live and Mauritania, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beediam | 92 | 5 | / |
| Bediame | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bedhiam | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bodiam | 83 | 297 | / |
| Bedian | 83 | 233 | / |
| Badiam | 83 | 20 | / |
| Bidiam | 83 | 8 | / |
| Bedjam | 83 | 2 | / |
| Bedeam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Vediam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bediang | 77 | 1,267 | / |
| Beudian | 77 | 29 | / |
| Bediane | 77 | 11 | / |
| Bediant | 77 | 9 | / |
| Beidjam | 77 | 4 | / |
| Bedihan | 77 | 4 | / |
| Behdian | 77 | 3 | / |
| Beidian | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bedjame | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bediand | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baddiam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bhadiam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bidijam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bedjian | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bedianc | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bedoyian | 71 | 13 | / |
| Bedegian | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bedijane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bedihoum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Badjam | 67 | 1,930 | / |
| Bidian | 67 | 555 | / |
| Bedjan | 67 | 139 | / |
| Bedion | 67 | 104 | / |
| Bedean | 67 | 103 | / |
| Bedyan | 67 | 102 | / |
| Vedian | 67 | 81 | / |
| Badyam | 67 | 15 | / |
| Bidjam | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wedjam | 67 | 10 | / |
| Widiam | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bodjam | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vedyam | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bodyam | 67 | 5 | / |
| Begyam | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bydian | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bideam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beidihane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bidyam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhadaiyam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bodiom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wedyam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vidiam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bedeom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bedyom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bedihoume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bedián | 67 | 1 | / |
Bediam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bediam in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺠﺎﻡ | bjam | - |
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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 Bediam
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