Koriam Surname

1,058,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Koriam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Koriam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Papua New Guinea611:133,66718,337
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Congo91:554,34412,633

Koriam (40) may also be a first name.

Koriam Last Name Facts

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

Koriam occurs more in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Koriam? popularity and diffusion

The last name Koriam is the 1,058,336th most widespread last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 30,879,432 people. The surname Koriam occurs predominantly in Africa, where 74 percent of Koriam are found; 65 percent are found in North Africa and 65 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 1,614,485th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 40 people.

The last name Koriam is most numerous in Egypt, where it is held by 153 people, or 1 in 600,887. Outside of Egypt Koriam occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 26 percent live and Cameroon, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kouriam921/
Koriame921/
Kourijam861/
Kariam83647/
Coriam8318/
Kuriam8310/
Koryam839/
Koriom838/
Keriam837/
Korjam830/
Korayom77141/
Kariame7740/
Khariam7730/
Khorjam7725/
Korihom7714/
Karieam774/
Karriam772/
Kariaam771/
Khuriam771/
Karieeam711/
Koryom679,340/
Khuraijam67200/
Karyam67188/
Koreom6767/
Karjam676/
Kariom675/
Cariam675/
Kuryam674/
Corjam671/
Keriom670/

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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 Koriam
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