Lyam Surname

102,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,572 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Lyam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lyam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia4,2571:3,638611
Nigeria2241:790,81635,405
Russia421:3,431,501177,080
India151:51,137,692512,385
France91:7,380,302306,885
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Lyam (3,622) may also be a first name.

Lyam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lyam (Russian: Лям) has its highest incidence in Cambodia. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Lyam.

How Common Is The Last Name Lyam? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lyam is the 102,934th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,593,951 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Lyam live; 93 percent live in Southeast Asia and 93 percent live in Khmer-Asia. Lyam is also the 117,463rd most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 3,622 people.

The last name is most numerous in Cambodia, where it is carried by 4,257 people, or 1 in 3,638. In Cambodia it is primarily found in: Siem Reap Province, where 36 percent are found, Battambang Province, where 31 percent are found and Banteay Meanchey Province, where 16 percent are found. Not including Cambodia this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 5 percent are found and Russia, where 1 percent are found.

Lyam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lyam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lyam last name decreased 44 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lyam Last Name Statistics demography

Lyam earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 45.79% more than the national average, earning $62,906 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lyamm8928/
Lyaim891/
Lyaum891/
Lam861,158,921/
Lamm7515,990/
Lame7513,162/
Liam757,480/
Lham756,641/
Lahm752,635/
Laam751,153/
Lajm75853/
Lasm75793/
Laum75760/
Laim75676/
Leam75362/
Hlam75295/
Llam7567/
Lamd7535/
Leym7526/
Lamh7526/
Lamt7512/
Lamø759/
Lgam755/
Loym754/
Lyom752/
Laym751/
Laàm751/
L'Am751/
Lyamova73333/
Laime6717,004/
Layme6712,532/
Laham674,801/
Lasme674,217/
Lamme671,344/
Liame67276/
Laamt67273/
Llame67154/
Leyme67147/
Lahum67123/
Laame6795/
Laume6780/
Gliam6746/
Latme6725/
Leame6718/
L'Lam6715/
Hålam6711/
Lamhe679/
Loyme677/
Lhaim674/
Liamm674/
Hlaim674/
Lliam674/
Laumė674/
Lattm673/
Hlame673/
Șleam672/
Liaam672/
Lhame672/
Lhlam672/
Laaim672/
Hleym671/
Lajhm671/
Laism671/
Lammh671/
Llamm671/
Lhamm671/
Lahym671/
Laumm671/
Lohym671/
Hlamm671/
Leaum671/
Latmt671/
Laamh671/
Llham671/
Hliam671/
D'Lam671/
Liaum671/
Lahmm670/

Lyam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lyam in the Russian language
Лямlam-

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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 Lyam
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