Koyamu Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

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

Koyamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Koyamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea711:114,84115,585
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
India71:109,580,769786,157

Koyamu (924) may also be a first name.

Koyamu Last Name Facts

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

Koyamu is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Koyamu.

How Common Is The Last Name Koyamu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,955,159th most frequently held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 80,082,922 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 78 percent of Koyamu are found; 78 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 78 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Koyamu is also the 266,476th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 924 people.

It is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 71 people, or 1 in 114,841. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Southern Highlands, where 83 percent live, Madang, where 11 percent live and National Capital District, where 6 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 14 percent live and India, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koyamou924/
Kouyamou861/
Kiyamu8366/
Koyomu8345/
Koymus8339/
Kuyamu8336/
Kayamu8323/
Keyamu8317/
Koiamu8313/
Khojamu779/
Kayamou772/
Koiamou771/
Kiyamou771/
Keyamou771/
Kaimu732,289/
Kaumu73594/
Keamu73106/
Koumu7354/
Kameu7316/
Kaemu7315/
Koimu7310/
Kaymu736/
Kajmu732/
Kuymu732/
Koemu732/
Kyemu731/
Kouyomou715/
Khouyamouhe711/
Koumou6710,225/
Kajimu671,010/
Kajamu67427/
Kayumu67103/
Keamau6788/
Khoimu6787/
Kaimau6733/
Kehamu6732/
Kammeu6716/
Kayimu6716/
Kaiamu677/
Ciyamu677/
Kausmu675/
Kajemu675/
Kahumu675/
Kayomu674/
Kayemu673/
Kayymu673/
Kajumu673/
Kameue672/
Kiyomu672/
Kaysmu672/
Keyimu671/
Kawemu671/
Kaimuh671/
Kijamu671/
Kuyimu671/
Kaemau671/
Kujamu671/
Keamou671/
Kaumau671/
Kajmuz671/
Kajomu671/
Kuymud671/
Hkaimu671/
Coyimu671/
Kouemu671/
Koimou671/
Kiyemu671/

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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 Koyamu
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