Loyim Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Loyim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Loyim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon291:716,17551,453
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Loyim (21) may also be a first name.

Loyim Last Name Facts

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

Loyim is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Loyim? popularity and diffusion

Loyim is the 3,432,070th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Loyim reside; 88 percent reside in Central Africa and 88 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Loyim is also the 2,368,944th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 21 people.

It is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 716,175. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Littoral Region, where 86 percent are found, Centre Region, where 3 percent are found and Northwest Region, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent are found and Armenia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loyime912/
Loyhim912/
Loim8997/
Loym894/
Loychim832/
Loyem80253/
Layim80122/
Loyom8097/
Lyiam8040/
Loime8039/
Loyam8036/
Loyin8023/
Loiam8011/
Loiim809/
Loyme807/
Lojim803/
Loism803/
Leyim802/
Lyaim801/
Lohym801/
Lyiom801/
Loying735,306/
Loiiem7336/
Loyine7321/
Loucim7321/
Loitme7319/
Laytim735/
Loytin732/
Loyaum732/
Lojime732/
Loitem731/
Lojiem731/
Lousim731/
Loiiom731/
Loyien731/
Layhim731/
Loysin731/
Loyina731/
Layime731/
Luyimn731/
Lojiom731/
Loyeme731/
Laysim731/
Loyham731/
Loiahm731/
Loum6735,282/
Liem6715,759/
Loin671,650/
Lyem671,223/
Leim67785/
Laim67676/
Loem67409/
Loyn6728/
Leym6726/
Luym6724/
Lhouyam6724/
Lhoujim6724/
Luim6710/
Loychin674/
Loichim674/
Lojm671/
Laym671/
Loehiam671/

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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 Loyim
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