Biame Surname

1,038,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Biame Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Biame Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1781:116,68013,410
Nigeria301:5,904,759145,253
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Biame (111) may also be a first name.

Biame Last Name Facts

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

The last name Biame occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Biame click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Biame? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,038,570th most commonly used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 30,113,826 people. Biame is mostly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Biame reside; 74 percent reside in Central Africa and 73 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 890,531st most numerous first name internationally, borne by 111 people.

The surname Biame is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 178 people, or 1 in 116,680. In Cameroon Biame is most common in: Northwest Region, where 53 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 35 percent are found and Centre Region, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 12 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bihame913/
Biames912/
Biamer911/
Biamet911/
Biamea911/
Biamey911/
Biam896,083/
Biaoume8310/
Baiyame839/
Bieamie831/
Begiame831/
Bijam801,962/
Wiame801,128/
Biama80832/
Biham80356/
Biami80301/
Beame80126/
Bhiam8010/
Biome8010/
Biahm803/
Biamy803/
Viame803/
Biamm801/
Bijameih7715/
Bihammed772/
Biehaime771/
Bijjam731,816/
Bayome731,534/
Beaume731,502/
Bihama7365/
Bagiam7364/
Biamii7342/
Biamis7339/
Baiyam7333/
Wuiame7324/
Begiam7320/
Wiamer7319/
Bijyam7315/
Bhijam7313/
Biomet7311/
Baijam7311/
Biasmi7310/
Bogiam7310/
Biomez739/
Bhiham737/
Bijama736/
Baiiam735/
Baiome735/
Beijam734/
Bjames733/
Viamey733/
Biaham732/
Behame732/
Bijami732/
Wiames732/
Bihaim732/
Beamey732/
Bhiama731/
Bijamm731/
Bijiam731/
Boiiam731/
Wiamie731/
Mpiame731/
Wihame731/
Wiamme731/
Boiyam731/
Buhiam731/
Bihami731/
Biammi731/
Bayiam731/
Boijam731/
Biamai731/
Biomee731/
Biomey731/
Bugiam731/
Beahme730/
Biaheimer710/
Beam6721,330/
Byam671,887/
Bayomey67369/
Bayomei67244/
Bihatmi67152/
Viam6769/
Biom6746/
Bajomee6727/
Bujiama6715/
Bhaiyam6714/
Bhuiyam6713/
Bijamma6712/
Bjam6710/
Bayomee679/
Baijjam675/
Bajiama675/
Behames675/
Baiyama675/
Behamed675/
Bijjaam674/
Bijjiam674/
Behamie674/
Baiomey674/
Bujjiam673/
Baiyamm673/
Biomech673/
Biommer673/
Bhagiam673/
Beijgam671/
Bejjiam671/
Baijaim671/
Bhuyiam671/
Bhijiam671/
Bahaiam671/
Vijames671/
Waiyame671/
Woiyame671/
Bhegiam671/
Baihgam671/
Beyiama671/
Viameis671/
Baijiam671/

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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 Biame
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