Dyem Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Dyem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dyem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Dyem (23) may also be a first name.

Dyem Last Name Facts

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

Dyem (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﺍﺋﻢ) occurs most in Nigeria. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dyem? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,649,889th most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname Dyem is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dyem are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dyem is also the 2,239,265th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 23 people.

The surname Dyem is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria Dyem is primarily found in: Kaduna, where 65 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 29 percent are found and Benue, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Mauritania, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dayem894,665/
Diyem8935/
Duyem8911/
Doyem897/
Dyeme896/
Deyem895/
Dyiem891/
Douyem80231/
Dayeme8023/
Dahyem8012/
Dayiem8010/
Dihyem806/
Deyeme804/
Dhayem804/
Dayeem801/
Diem7518,531/
Deem755,703/
Daem752,803/
Deam751,243/
Deim75723/
Duym75718/
Djem75659/
Duem75276/
Dyen75199/
Doem75129/
Deum7593/
Deym7561/
Dejm7525/
Daym7516/
Dyim754/
Diym753/
Dîem751/
Dyym751/
Dyjm751/
Djym751/
Douyeme7334/
Dooyeme731/
Dieme6743,446/
Dayam678,204/
Djeme672,772/
Dheem672,426/
Deham671,535/
Doyom67865/
Dehem67648/
Dayum67538/
Dayim67483/
Dheim67380/
Deyme67333/
Dyene67310/
Dihem67271/
Duyme67151/
Dayom67127/
Deahm6792/
Diyam6788/
Deyim6788/
Deihm6780/
Dayme6776/
Deime6776/
Dajem6770/
Dhaem6767/
Diyom6766/
Deame6757/
Daiem6749/
Dejam6740/
Deyom6740/
Dehim6732/
Diemt6727/
Deyam6723/
Duemm6714/
Dawem6712/
Doehm6710/
Doyam679/
Daemm677/
Djehm677/
Dayèm677/
Deeam675/
Dhiem675/
Doyme674/
Dejem674/
Dhaym674/
Dayym674/
Dyeng673/
Douem673/
Dejme673/
Djiem673/
Duyam673/
Dojem672/
Dieam672/
Deium672/
Djeum672/
Deiam672/
Deeim672/
Hdeim671/
Deyum671/
Doyim671/
Djemh671/
Deitm671/
Dyiom671/
Djoym671/
Doemh671/
Djeam671/
Djeim671/
Dejim671/
Dejom671/
Dayém671/
D'Yim671/
Dyoen671/
Deume671/
Deuom671/
Dieim671/
Deymt671/
Djemd671/
Duyom671/
Dyjam671/
Diemg671/
Dheam671/
Deehm670/
Deuem670/
Deemm670/

Dyem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dyem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺪﺍﺋﻢaldaym-

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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 Dyem
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