Idiam Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Idiam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Idiam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Idiam (39) may also be a first name.

Idiam Last Name Facts

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

Idiam is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Idiam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,427,875th most prevalent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Idiam are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Idiam is also the 1,637,361st most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 39 people.

The last name Idiam is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 11,809,517. In Nigeria Idiam is most numerous in: Rivers, where 53 percent reside and Ebonyi, where 47 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Idiham914/
Gidiam911/
Idian80813/
Idiom8038/
Udiam8018/
Idjam809/
Ediam808/
Idyam808/
Eidian731,026/
Idiang73167/
Idiane73145/
Ideham7380/
Isdian7364/
Jidian7355/
Idjham7344/
Aidian7343/
Gidian7342/
Ediame7337/
Hidian7329/
Gidiom737/
Yidian737/
Gidyam735/
Iddeam733/
Ediham732/
Yodiam732/
Iddyam731/
Idjian731/
Eidjam731/
Udieam731/
Jidjam731/
Eadiam731/
Idiomg731/
Idiome730/
Haidian6770/
Eiddian678/
Giddian675/
Aidjian674/
Idihoum674/
Yidhyam673/
Hidjaim672/
Iddiane671/
Heidian671/
Yidiang671/
Ediamhe671/
Heidiom671/
Idaijan671/
Idiasin671/
Goidian671/
Jidhyam671/

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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 Idiam
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