Eyam Surname
Approximately 3,716 people bear this surname
Eyam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3,329 | 1:53,212 | 4,070 |
| Indonesia | 172 | 1:768,891 | 58,769 |
| Philippines | 104 | 1:973,444 | 84,902 |
| Cameroon | 38 | 1:546,554 | 42,843 |
| India | 36 | 1:21,307,372 | 304,812 |
| Malaysia | 28 | 1:1,053,365 | 46,873 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Eyam (1,396) may also be a first name.
Eyam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Eyam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Eyam (Hindi: ईयम) is most common in Nigeria. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Eyam? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 122,938th most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,961,126 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Eyam are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 209,327th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 1,396 people.
The surname Eyam is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,329 people, or 1 in 53,212. In Nigeria Eyam is mostly concentrated in: Cross River, where 90 percent are found, Lagos, where 1 percent are found and Ebonyi, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 5 percent are found and The Philippines, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eyame | 89 | 168 | / |
| Geyam | 89 | 22 | / |
| Heyam | 89 | 6 | / |
| Eyahm | 89 | 4 | / |
| Eyham | 89 | 1 | / |
| Eam | 86 | 350 | / |
| Eym | 86 | 17 | / |
| Heyame | 80 | 138 | / |
| Eyamme | 80 | 3 | / |
| Heyham | 80 | 0 | / |
| Ayam | 75 | 5,979 | / |
| Yoam | 75 | 3,528 | / |
| Yyam | 75 | 3,379 | / |
| Iyam | 75 | 2,152 | / |
| Heym | 75 | 1,373 | / |
| Eyan | 75 | 1,047 | / |
| Ejam | 75 | 515 | / |
| Eyum | 75 | 508 | / |
| Eyim | 75 | 508 | / |
| Oyam | 75 | 464 | / |
| Eyem | 75 | 227 | / |
| Uyam | 75 | 218 | / |
| Eham | 75 | 176 | / |
| Heam | 75 | 170 | / |
| Geym | 75 | 148 | / |
| Eyme | 75 | 147 | / |
| Geam | 75 | 118 | / |
| Eyom | 75 | 81 | / |
| Eiam | 75 | 15 | / |
| Eamd | 75 | 9 | / |
| Eame | 75 | 8 | / |
| Euam | 75 | 6 | / |
| Easm | 75 | 6 | / |
| Eamh | 75 | 4 | / |
| Eamn | 75 | 4 | / |
| Eamt | 75 | 3 | / |
| Eymn | 75 | 2 | / |
| Eatm | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ieam | 75 | 2 | / |
| Yjam | 75 | 2 | / |
| Eahm | 75 | 2 | / |
| Eamg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eamm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eyjm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eymg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eymm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eyang | 67 | 17,112 | / |
| Gayam | 67 | 5,041 | / |
| Eyoum | 67 | 2,472 | / |
| Hayam | 67 | 1,171 | / |
| Ayham | 67 | 532 | / |
| Huyam | 67 | 448 | / |
| Eyime | 67 | 426 | / |
| Giyam | 67 | 421 | / |
| Eyume | 67 | 329 | / |
| Iyame | 67 | 251 | / |
| Ayame | 67 | 232 | / |
| Heyme | 67 | 207 | / |
| Oyame | 67 | 177 | / |
| Eyeme | 67 | 157 | / |
| Ayamk | 67 | 122 | / |
| Eyina | 67 | 102 | / |
| Eyome | 67 | 98 | / |
| Hejam | 67 | 92 | / |
| Eyhan | 67 | 84 | / |
| Heyan | 67 | 80 | / |
| Goyam | 67 | 70 | / |
| Geyan | 67 | 49 | / |
| Gejam | 67 | 48 | / |
| Hoyam | 67 | 48 | / |
| Hiyam | 67 | 42 | / |
| Yoyam | 67 | 40 | / |
| Eyane | 67 | 39 | / |
| Ehyna | 67 | 32 | / |
| Heiam | 67 | 24 | / |
| Uyame | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ahyam | 67 | 19 | / |
| Heyum | 67 | 17 | / |
| Uyham | 67 | 15 | / |
| Geyom | 67 | 15 | / |
| Eyand | 67 | 12 | / |
| Yijam | 67 | 11 | / |
| Heame | 67 | 10 | / |
| Heyom | 67 | 10 | / |
| Yiyam | 67 | 8 | / |
| Heyem | 67 | 7 | / |
| Geyna | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yyamm | 67 | 7 | / |
| Easim | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ehamn | 67 | 7 | / |
| Heham | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hyjam | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yoamm | 67 | 5 | / |
| Heyim | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ayamh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ayamn | 67 | 4 | / |
| Uyaum | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yhiam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eeyan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Auyam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eamng | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iyasm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehyan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eiame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eytem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Euham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayamm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geyem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ejaum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hyiam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eytim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heuam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouyam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yojam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayamd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heamt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eatme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iyamh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iyamn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyuom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyiom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyanh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyamg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyomg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyumm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heamn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hieam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Easem | 67 | 0 | / |
Eyam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Eyam in the Hindi language | ||
| ईयम | iyama | - |
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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
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- 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 Eyam
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