Gyama Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

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

Gyama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gyama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
India591:13,001,108227,026
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gyama (175) may also be a first name.

Gyama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gyama (Hindi: ग्यामा, Tibetan: དགེ་མ་) has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gyama? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,453,389th most commonly used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 59 percent of Gyama are found; 46 percent are found in Central Africa and 46 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 690,096th most numerous given name at a global level It is held by 175 people.

This last name is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 1,086,464. Besides The DR Congo this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 40 percent are found and Nigeria, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gyamaa91630/
Gyamah91348/
Gyaima914/
Gyamai913/
Gyaama913/
Gyamma911/
Gyaamah837/
Gyameah831/
Gyamo8073/
Dyama8028/
Gyoma809/
Gyomai7346/
Dyamat734/
Gyamei734/
Dhyama733/
Dyaama731/
Dyamga731/
Dyamaz731/
Djgama731/
Dgiama731/
Dyamapp6728/
Doiyama6719/
Daayama6714/
Daiyama676/
Dyahmay676/
Deiyama675/
Dyhatma674/
Di'gama672/
Dogiama671/

Gyama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gyama in the Tibetan language
དགེ་མ་géma-
Gyama in the Hindi language
ग्यामाgyama60
ज्ञमाjnama40

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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 Gyama
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