Inyem Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Inyem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Inyem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Inyem Last Name Facts

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

Inyem is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Inyem? popularity and diffusion

The last name Inyem is the 4,772,636th most frequent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name Inyem occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Inyem reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Inyem is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 11,071,422. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Cross River, where 69 percent reside, Lagos, where 25 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 6 percent reside. Beside Nigeria Inyem is found in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iniyem9113/
Inyim80464/
Enyem8045/
Injem8028/
Ingem8027/
Ineam8018/
Ignem805/
Iniem804/
Inuem802/
Inaem801/
Ineim801/
Innaem73325/
Hiniym73156/
Inieam7377/
Injeam7334/
Aineum7317/
Inaiem7311/
Inayam739/
Inyiam737/
Aineam736/
Ineiam735/
Jingem735/
Yinyim734/
Ainyim732/
Ineame731/
Inneam731/
Imneam731/
Jinhem731/
Iniyom731/
Injeme731/
Ingoym731/
Yonyem731/
Henyem731/
Ingnem731/
Injiem731/
Inyiom731/
Eneyem731/
Yinjem731/
Inayum731/
Ingeam730/
Jinayim6724/
Yimneam6713/
Ingayam677/
Enyieme676/
Jitneam674/
Eneyeme673/
Inayahm673/
Ineheim673/
Yimniem672/
Eingeim672/
Jiniyam671/
Uinayam671/
Eingeam671/
Inyiame671/
Inijeme671/
Hinayam671/
Jinnaem671/
Inoyame671/
Inayome671/
Ainayim671/
Genayem671/
Inojeme671/
Jeenyem671/
Jiniyom671/

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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 Inyem
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