Koyam Surname

1,144,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 210 people bear this surname

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

Koyam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Koyam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India711:10,803,738202,948
Papua New Guinea501:163,07422,562
Nigeria391:4,542,122122,724
Niger341:564,47114,312
Benin81:1,291,95054,095
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Koyam (221) may also be a first name.

Koyam Last Name Facts

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

Koyam (Hindi: कोयम, Marathi: कोयाम, Oriya: େସାୟାମ) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Koyam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,144,405th most commonly used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 34,702,600 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 42 percent of Koyam live; 40 percent live in West Africa and 34 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Koyam is also the 606,684th most commonly held forename on earth, held by 221 people.

The last name is most widespread in India, where it is held by 71 people, or 1 in 10,803,738. In India Koyam is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 73 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 17 percent reside and Telangana, where 4 percent reside. Excluding India it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 24 percent reside and Nigeria, where 19 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kouyam9196/
Koyame9134/
Khoyam911/
Kooyam911/
Koym89148/
Kayam806,014/
Kiyam801,126/
Koiam80208/
Koyim80175/
Keyam80106/
Koyom80103/
Kuyam8071/
Koyem8040/
Kojam8023/
Coyam8017/
Kyyam806/
Koyme801/
Kyiam801/
Kayame7311,703/
Khayam732,478/
Khojam73385/
Kouyem73242/
Kiyame73157/
Khoyim7379/
Khiyam7362/
Keyame7318/
Khyyam7317/
Kheyam7316/
Kouyom7312/
Khoyem7310/
Koiahm737/
Kuyame735/
Qouyam735/
Koyeme734/
Koyime733/
Koiame733/
Koiyom732/
Koyome732/
Khyiam732/
Kayham732/
Kkayam731/
Kayasm731/
Keyham731/
Khoiam731/
Khyjam731/
Kahyam731/
Kkiyam731/
Koujam731/
Koyoom731/
Kaem6716,795/
Kaim6713,149/
Kaum675,487/
Koum672,413/
Koim671,746/
Keam671,071/
Koem67654/
Kyem67420/
Kaym67170/
Coym67149/
Keym67136/
Kojm6785/
Kajm6759/
Khioyom6749/
Koymova6718/
Khayame678/
Khauyam673/
Kuym672/
Kouyeme672/
Khohjam672/
Quooyam671/
Kahayam671/

Koyam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Koyam in the Hindi language
कोयमkoyama-
Koyam in the Marathi language
कोयामkoyama94.12
कोयमkoyama4.71
कॉयमkoyama1.18
Koyam in the Oriya language
େସାୟାମesayama50
େକାୟାମekayama50

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Footnotes

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