Cyam Surname

242,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,642 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Cyam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cyam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia1,6351:9,472934
India51:153,413,076951,030
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Cyam (1,574) may also be a first name.

Cyam Last Name Facts

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

Cyam is most common in Cambodia. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cyam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 242,956th most widely held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 4,438,213 people. The last name Cyam is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Cyam are found; 100 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 100 percent are found in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 195,080th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 1,574 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Cambodia, where it is borne by 1,635 people, or 1 in 9,472. In Cambodia Cyam is primarily found in: Battambang Province, where 43 percent live, Siem Reap Province, where 36 percent live and Banteay Meanchey Province, where 5 percent live. Not including Cambodia Cyam exists in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 0 percent live and Indonesia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chyam894,744/
Cyaum891/
Csyam891/
Cuiyam807/
Caiyam807/
Chyamm801/
Cshyam801/
Syam7548,672/
Zyam757/
Ceam752/
Cyom751/
Chaiyam7383/
Cheyiam738/
Chuiyam732/
Shyam67108,515/
Chiam676,094/
Cuyom67357/
Syamd67262/
Cayom6746/
Sciam6723/
Syaam6721/
Hsyam6716/
Syham6715/
Syame678/
Syamm678/
Coyom676/
Chyom675/
Ciham675/
Chaiyame673/
Ceyom672/
Syahm672/
Ssyam672/
Cyoom672/
Sceam671/
Cjiam671/
Syasm671/

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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 Cyam
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