Chiyam Surname
Approximately 60 people bear this surname
Chiyam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chiyam (38) may also be a first name.
Chiyam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiyam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chiyam is most common in The DR Congo. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiyam? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chiyam is the 2,483,783rd most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Chiyam are found; 58 percent are found in Central Africa and 58 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most frequently held given name internationally It is held by 38 people.
The surname Chiyam is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 2,172,929. Besides The DR Congo it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 32 percent live and India, where 7 percent live.
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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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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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