Eryam Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Eryam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eryam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397

Eryam (52) may also be a first name.

Eryam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Eryam is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Eryam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Eryam is the 4,772,636th most frequent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Eryam are found; 47 percent are found in East Africa and 47 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Eryam is also the 1,381,723rd most widely held forename on earth, borne by 52 people.

Eryam is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 4,879,910. In Uganda Eryam is most frequent in: Oyam District, where 75 percent reside, Dokolo District, where 13 percent reside and Nakapiripirit District, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Uganda this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 41 percent reside and Brazil, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ieryam9142/
Heryam911/
Eryan80847/
Aryam80569/
Eriam8048/
Oryam8027/
Eream805/
Iryam801/
Erjam801/
Jerryham771/
Heryan73171/
Ioryam7348/
Geryan7334/
Eriame7311/
Eryant735/
Jeriam735/
Yeriam734/
Eryaan733/
Eariam731/
Erayom731/
Erhiam731/
Erjyan731/
Hiryam731/
Eryang731/
Heriam731/
Aaryam731/
Arryam731/
Yerjam731/
Gerjam731/
Erzyan731/
Eryomn731/
Errayyamm711/
Eryatin6757/
Eriameh6716/
Hoeriam6715/
Ethriam678/
Heryant676/
Herriam672/
Eraiyan672/
Heeryan671/
Eeryann671/
Eryağan671/
Eiryang671/
Erayyan671/
Yerream671/
Geryann671/
Ergeham670/

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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 Eryam
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