Kiyem Surname
Approximately 233 people bear this surname
Kiyem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 97 | 1:1,826,214 | 65,886 |
| Indonesia | 74 | 1:1,787,151 | 115,268 |
| Cameroon | 54 | 1:384,612 | 33,542 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kiyem (2,456) may also be a first name.
Kiyem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kiyem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kiyem is most common in Nigeria. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kiyem? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kiyem is the 1,067,497th most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 31,277,021 people. Kiyem occurs predominantly in Africa, where 65 percent of Kiyem live; 42 percent live in West Africa and 42 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 149,252nd most common given name globally, held by 2,456 people.
This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 97 people, or 1 in 1,826,214. In Nigeria Kiyem is most common in: Edo, where 49 percent live, Delta, where 16 percent live and Lagos, where 11 percent live. Not including Nigeria Kiyem is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 32 percent live and Cameroon, where 23 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiyiem | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kiyeme | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kihyem | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kiem | 89 | 6,976 | / |
| Kyem | 89 | 420 | / |
| Kayem | 80 | 1,338 | / |
| Khiem | 80 | 1,135 | / |
| Kiyam | 80 | 1,126 | / |
| Kijem | 80 | 73 | / |
| Keyem | 80 | 67 | / |
| Kaiem | 80 | 55 | / |
| Koyem | 80 | 40 | / |
| Kiyom | 80 | 16 | / |
| Kuyem | 80 | 10 | / |
| Kaiym | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kiemm | 80 | 4 | / |
| Khyem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kyiem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Koiem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kiyemova | 77 | 658 | / |
| Kouyem | 73 | 242 | / |
| Kiyame | 73 | 157 | / |
| Chiyem | 73 | 81 | / |
| Khiyam | 73 | 62 | / |
| Kayeme | 73 | 38 | / |
| Kiyome | 73 | 37 | / |
| Hkayem | 73 | 33 | / |
| Kaiyom | 73 | 25 | / |
| Khayem | 73 | 24 | / |
| Kayeem | 73 | 13 | / |
| Keiyom | 73 | 12 | / |
| Khoyem | 73 | 10 | / |
| Kuyeme | 73 | 7 | / |
| Koyeme | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kojiem | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kayiem | 73 | 3 | / |
| Keuyem | 73 | 3 | / |
| Khaiem | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kayoem | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kyeame | 73 | 2 | / |
| Koiyom | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kujiem | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kejiem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kajiem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaihem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khyeam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kieame | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kkiyam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaieem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khiaym | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keim | 67 | 18,218 | / |
| Kaem | 67 | 16,795 | / |
| Kaim | 67 | 13,149 | / |
| Keem | 67 | 5,414 | / |
| Koim | 67 | 1,746 | / |
| Keam | 67 | 1,071 | / |
| Keum | 67 | 737 | / |
| Koem | 67 | 654 | / |
| Kuim | 67 | 226 | / |
| Kaym | 67 | 170 | / |
| Koym | 67 | 148 | / |
| Keym | 67 | 136 | / |
| Kuem | 67 | 51 | / |
| Khioyom | 67 | 49 | / |
| Khiaoem | 67 | 32 | / |
| Khayeem | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kyaayem | 67 | 9 | / |
| Khawiem | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kioyame | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kiiemth | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kaijoem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kayjaem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kejm | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kuym | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kouyeme | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kijm | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chiayem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ketuyem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ketaiem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khieoim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khiayam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chieyem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ketuiem | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kiyem
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