Kwayam Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Kwayam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 53 | 1:3,342,316 | 100,395 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
Kwayam (38) may also be a first name.
Kwayam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwayam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kwayam occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwayam? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,372,517th most frequent last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. The surname Kwayam occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Kwayam reside; 82 percent reside in West Africa and 82 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 38 people.
Kwayam is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 3,342,316. In Nigeria Kwayam is most common in: Yobe, where 57 percent live, Borno, where 42 percent live and Adamawa, where 2 percent live. Barring Nigeria Kwayam exists in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwayame | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kwayim | 83 | 33 | / |
| Gwayam | 83 | 14 | / |
| Kweyam | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kwayem | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwayom | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkwayem | 77 | 8 | / |
| Nkweyam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngwayam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwayeme | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khwayme | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwaum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kweam | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kwaajime | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwayem | 67 | 110 | / |
| Quayam | 67 | 53 | / |
| Kwaiom | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kwoyom | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gbayam | 67 | 8 | / |
| Khwaim | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kweyim | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kuayum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kuiyam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkwaim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuayom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwajum | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kwayam
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