Egyam Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Liberia

Egyam Surname User-submission:

The surname Egyam means 'friendliness', 'amiability' or 'geniality'. It is used as a surname or a forename in some Akan communities, Ghana.

Egyam Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India81:95,883,173728,828
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131

Egyam Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Egyam means 'friendliness', 'amiability' or 'geniality'. It is used as a surname or a forename in some Akan communities, Ghana.

- Gilbert Reinall Addo
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Egyam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Egyam has its highest incidence in India. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Egyam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,063,924th most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Egyam reside; 80 percent reside in South Asia and 80 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The last name is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 95,883,173. In India Egyam is mostly concentrated in: Telangana, where 100 percent live. Barring India Egyam occurs in one country. It is also found in Liberia, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
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Egyaim911/
Egyom805/
Egjam804/
Eghyan7330/
Ingyam7321/
Hegyan7320/
Gidyam735/
Egeham733/
Engeam732/
Hedyam732/
Gegyan731/
Edyame731/
Eugeam731/
Oguyam730/
Engeham6769/
Yingyam676/
Igyatim674/
Eddyham671/
Egheham671/
Jingyam671/
Heageam671/
Eingeam671/
Jaigyam671/
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Footnotes

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