Bidiam Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Bidiam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bidiam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

Bidiam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bidiam (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺸﺎﻣﻪ) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bidiam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 63 percent of Bidiam live; 38 percent live in Central Africa and 38 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

Bidiam is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 67 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 33 percent reside. Barring Cameroon it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 38 percent reside and Mauritania, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bidijam921/
Bidian83555/
Bediam83218/
Bidjam8310/
Widiam837/
Bideam831/
Vidiam831/
Bidyam831/
Bidiang7710/
Beediam775/
Beidjam774/
Bidiaan774/
Bidiane771/
Bedhiam771/
Baidian771/
Biddian771/
Bidioan771/
Bidjian771/
Beidian771/
Bediame771/
Boidjian712/
Vaidjiam711/
Bedian67233/
Bidean6737/
Vidyam6732/
Vidian6726/
Bidjan6713/
Bidion677/
Bidjom672/
Bedjam672/
Boidajian671/
Boidaiian671/
Bedeam671/
Beidihane671/
Vediam671/
Bydian671/
Bidjamova671/

Bidiam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bidiam in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﺸﺎﻣﻪbshamh-

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