Eriama Surname

1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Eriama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eriama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria921:1,925,46568,462
Uganda231:1,697,36058,907
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Eriama (25) may also be a first name.

Eriama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Eriama (Oriya: ଏରିଆମା) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Eriama click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eriama? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,511,557th most frequent last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 52,808,304 people. The surname Eriama occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Eriama reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 25 people.

The last name Eriama is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 92 people, or 1 in 1,925,465. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Bayelsa, where 34 percent are found, Lagos, where 34 percent are found and Delta, where 23 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 17 percent are found and Kenya, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jeriama9233/
Eriamah9226/
Eriamma923/
Yeriama922/
Geriama921/
Geriamma861/
Erriamma861/
Iriama835,444/
Oriama83632/
Ariama83147/
Ereama8334/
Eryama8315/
Erjama8312/
Eriame8311/
Erioma833/
Eriamo832/
Erraiyama801/
Ariamah77130/
Irihama77116/
Erayoma7754/
Giriama7717/
Arijama7716/
Hariama7716/
Eriameh7716/
Orjiama7710/
Iriamma779/
Arihama776/
Iriasma775/
Iiriama771/
Iriamat771/
Oriamah771/
Yereama771/
Eryamaç771/
Geryama771/
Ereamma771/
Hiriama771/
Erriami771/
Iriamaa771/
Arriama771/
Eriosma771/
Eriamie771/
Erhioma771/
Erhiamo771/
Iheriohama753/
Araiyama71560/
Eraiyoma7153/
Eryatmaz7147/
Heryamah7119/
Gairiama718/
Horihama716/
Eroyioma716/
Ahariama715/
Giriamma714/
Hariamma714/
Herjamaa711/
Yoriamai711/
Ariamo67445/
Girijamma67415/
Eryoma67406/
Orioma67198/
Iriamo6791/
Iriami6789/
Iryama6777/
Haraiyama6727/
Oryama6726/
Arioma6721/
Ereoma6717/
Erjamo6715/
Aryama6715/
Eryami6712/
Arjama6712/
Irioma678/
Eriomo677/
Yerryamma673/
Eryamo673/
Oriamo672/
Yriame671/
Yrjama671/
Girijaama671/
Eriomi671/
Iriame671/

Eriama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Eriama in the Oriya language
ଏରିଆମାeri'ama83.33
ଏରିଅମାeri'ama16.67

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