Koyem Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

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

Koyem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Koyem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Koyem (259) may also be a first name.

Koyem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Koyem occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Koyem.

How Common Is The Last Name Koyem? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,100,440th most numerous surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 68 percent of Koyem live; 65 percent live in Southeast Asia and 65 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 553,262nd most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 259 people.

The last name Koyem is most common in Indonesia, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 6,011,327. In Indonesia Koyem is mostly found in: Central Java, where 64 percent live, West Java, where 32 percent live and Papua, where 5 percent live. Other than Indonesia it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 18 percent live and Malaysia, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kouyem91242/
Khoyem9110/
Koyeme914/
Koem89654/
Kyem89420/
Koym89148/
Kouyeme832/
Kayem801,338/
Kiyem80233/
Koyam80210/
Koyim80175/
Koyom80103/
Koemm8079/
Koehm8079/
Keyem8067/
Khoem8048/
Kuyem8010/
Kowem805/
Kouem803/
Kojem802/
Khyem801/
Kyiem801/
Koyme801/
Koiem801/
Coyem800/
Kouyam7396/
Khoyim7379/
Koueme7338/
Kayeme7338/
Koyame7334/
Hkayem7333/
Khayem7324/
Kayeem7313/
Kouyom7312/
Kaouem7311/
Kuyeme737/
Khojem736/
Kayiem733/
Kuojem733/
Kayoem733/
Koyime733/
Kojiem733/
Koyome732/
Koiyom732/
Khoyam731/
Kihyem731/
Kiyeme731/
Koyoom731/
Kooyam731/
Keim6718,218/
Kaem6716,795/
Kiem676,976/
Keem675,414/
Koum672,413/
Koim671,746/
Keam671,071/
Keum67737/
Kaym67170/
Coym67149/
Keym67136/
Kojm6785/
Kuem6751/
Khioyom6749/
Coem6748/
Koymova6718/
Khayeem6714/
Kejm672/
Kuym672/
Qoem671/

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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 Koyem
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