Enyem Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Enyem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 44 | 1:4,025,972 | 113,480 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Enyem (29) may also be a first name.
Enyem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Enyem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Enyem is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Enyem? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,909,720th most frequently held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Enyem reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 29 people.
The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 4,025,972. In Nigeria Enyem is primarily concentrated in: Oyo, where 48 percent reside, Cross River, where 25 percent reside and Lagos, where 16 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henyem | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yenyem | 91 | 1 | / |
| Eneyem | 91 | 1 | / |
| Enyieme | 83 | 6 | / |
| Ihenyem | 83 | 5 | / |
| Eneyeme | 83 | 3 | / |
| Jeenyem | 83 | 1 | / |
| Genayem | 83 | 1 | / |
| Enyim | 80 | 1,519 | / |
| Eneim | 80 | 272 | / |
| Engem | 80 | 57 | / |
| Egnem | 80 | 46 | / |
| Enjem | 80 | 44 | / |
| Eneam | 80 | 23 | / |
| Inyem | 80 | 17 | / |
| Enaem | 80 | 9 | / |
| Enoem | 80 | 3 | / |
| Eniem | 80 | 2 | / |
| Eniym | 80 | 2 | / |
| Enayam | 73 | 132 | / |
| Jenjem | 73 | 128 | / |
| Yenyim | 73 | 105 | / |
| Enieme | 73 | 69 | / |
| Hengem | 73 | 31 | / |
| Enejim | 73 | 25 | / |
| Enyiam | 73 | 19 | / |
| Enheim | 73 | 17 | / |
| Iniyem | 73 | 13 | / |
| Enajem | 73 | 6 | / |
| Eneime | 73 | 5 | / |
| Yengem | 73 | 5 | / |
| Enejam | 73 | 5 | / |
| Enoyom | 73 | 4 | / |
| Emnyim | 73 | 4 | / |
| Enjiem | 73 | 4 | / |
| Enjeme | 73 | 3 | / |
| Engeam | 73 | 2 | / |
| Enaiem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eneiym | 73 | 1 | / |
| Engiem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Enijem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eaneam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eneume | 73 | 1 | / |
| Heneam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jeneem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yonyem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Enayom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iengem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Heneim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Enyimh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ennajem | 67 | 1,170 | / |
| Engeham | 67 | 69 | / |
| Enajeme | 67 | 16 | / |
| Jeenyim | 67 | 10 | / |
| Eneheim | 67 | 7 | / |
| Heneham | 67 | 4 | / |
| Eingeim | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eneamhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eingeam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yenayam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yeneime | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ennayim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yenaiem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eneyime | 67 | 1 | / |
| Enogiem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yeneiam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yenjeam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yenjeim | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Enyem
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