Gunyam Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Gunyam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 22 | 1:944,049 | 61,779 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Gunyam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gunyam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gunyam is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gunyam? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,116,508th most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Gunyam are found; 96 percent are found in Central Africa and 96 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 944,049. In Cameroon Gunyam is most common in: Northwest Region, where 95 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon Gunyam occurs in one country. It is also found in Thailand, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngunyam | 92 | 106 | / |
| Gumnyam | 92 | 22 | / |
| Gounyam | 92 | 1 | / |
| Unyam | 91 | 16 | / |
| Gunjam | 83 | 31 | / |
| Gunham | 83 | 7 | / |
| Guniam | 83 | 7 | / |
| Gunyom | 83 | 4 | / |
| Gugnam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hunyam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gonyam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ghuniam | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ghuneam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gouniam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gunjaam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gonyham | 77 | 0 | / |
| Onyam | 73 | 747 | / |
| Uniam | 73 | 58 | / |
| Unham | 73 | 24 | / |
| Unjam | 73 | 14 | / |
| Unyom | 73 | 13 | / |
| Uneam | 73 | 5 | / |
| Hounyame | 71 | 13 | / |
| Goohnyam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Huniam | 67 | 92 | / |
| Aunjam | 67 | 20 | / |
| Unijam | 67 | 5 | / |
| Unniam | 67 | 3 | / |
| Honyam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Goniam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gunhom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hugnam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gonjam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guniom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gunjom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hunham | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Gunyam
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