Fyama Surname

290,184th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,320 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Fyama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Fyama 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
DR Congo1,3071:56,5266,771
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Fyama (225) may also be a first name.

Fyama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fyama has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fyama? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 290,184th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 5,520,868 people. The surname Fyama is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Fyama reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 99 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Fyama is also the 599,828th most frequently occurring given name worldwide It is held by 225 people.

It is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1,307 people, or 1 in 56,526. Besides The DR Congo this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent live and Burkina Faso, where 0 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
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fujyama8316/
Fayiama831/
Faayama831/
Fiama80940/
Feama8025/
Fiamma73662/
Fiamah7377/
Feamah7362/
Fiatma7311/
Fiamai737/
Fiahma735/
Fayoma732/
Fiamat732/
Fehama731/
Fihama731/
Fhyame731/
Feyoma731/
Fayyami6720/
Fujiama6712/
Fehaima676/
Faiomea671/
Fugiama671/
Fujjama671/
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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 Fyama
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