Kouyam Surname
Approximately 96 people bear this surname
Kouyam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 88 | 1:236,012 | 23,423 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Kouyam (60) may also be a first name.
Kouyam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kouyam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kouyam is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kouyam click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kouyam? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,894,523rd most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kouyam reside; 91 percent reside in Central Africa and 90 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kouyam is also the 1,270,172nd most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 60 people.
It is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 88 people, or 1 in 236,012. In Cameroon Kouyam is most common in: West Region, where 65 percent are found, Centre Region, where 18 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon Kouyam is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 7 percent are found and Benin, where 1 percent are found.
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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
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- 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 Kouyam
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