Cheriam Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Cheriam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Cheriam (19) may also be a first name.
Cheriam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cheriam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cheriam (Marathi: चेरीअन) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Cheriam.
How Common Is The Last Name Cheriam? popularity and diffusion
The surname Cheriam is the 8,968,613th most widely held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Cheriam live; 75 percent live in South Asia and 75 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Cheriam is also the 2,523,061st most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 19 people.
The surname Cheriam is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 255,688,461. In India Cheriam is most frequent in: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, where 33 percent live and Maharashtra, where 33 percent live. Other than India Cheriam occurs in one country. It is also found in Malaysia, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Cheriam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cheriam in the Marathi language | ||
| चेरीअन | ceri'ana | - |
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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 Cheriam
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