Loyem Surname

1,006,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Loyem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Loyem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2491:83,41010,155
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Loyem (94) may also be a first name.

Loyem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Loyem is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Loyem? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,006,539th most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 28,804,529 people. The surname Loyem is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Loyem live; 98 percent live in Central Africa and 96 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Loyem is also the 980,251st most common first name throughout the world, held by 94 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 249 people, or 1 in 83,410. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Centre Region, where 43 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 27 percent are found and West Region, where 18 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found and India, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loyeme911/
Lyem891,223/
Loem89409/
Loym894/
Loyen801,011/
Loyom8097/
Layem8093/
Loyam8036/
Loyim8033/
Lojem8018/
Loemm8015/
Loyne809/
Loyme807/
Leyem807/
Lowem806/
Louem802/
Liyem802/
Lohym801/
Loehm801/
Lyemm800/
Looyen73369/
Leytem73342/
Loysen73116/
Loiiem7336/
Liyeme7328/
Loyine7321/
Lohjem7314/
Loyane7314/
Loyenn736/
Leyeme735/
Lojeem735/
Hlayem734/
Layeem732/
Loyene732/
Loyime732/
Lohyne732/
Loyhim732/
Louyen732/
Loyaum732/
Loyhen731/
Loyham731/
Loweem731/
Lojiem731/
Loyeng731/
Loyien731/
Loitem731/
Laytem730/
Loyent730/
Loum6735,282/
Liem6715,759/
Loen671,586/
Leim67785/
Leem67558/
Leam67362/
Lyen67300/
Lhoujem67246/
Laem67189/
Leum67152/
Luem67102/
Looysen6799/
Loim6797/
Loyanne6743/
Loyn6728/
Leym6726/
Luym6724/
Lhouyam6724/
Hloueme6715/
Lohheem6710/
Louchem677/
Loychen673/
Lahouem672/
Loychim672/
Lejm671/
Looyeng671/
Lojm671/
Hloyane671/
Loyenne671/
Luyssem671/
Loehiam671/
Laym671/

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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 Loyem
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