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 be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kwayam.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwayam? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kwayam is the 2,372,517th most commonly held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Kwayam live; 82 percent live in West Africa and 82 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 38 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 3,342,316. In Nigeria Kwayam is most common in: Yobe, where 57 percent reside, Borno, where 42 percent reside and Adamawa, where 2 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Kwayam exists in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent reside.
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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