Maryama Surname
Approximately 2,191 people bear this surname
Maryama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 911 | 1:194,449 | 11,732 |
| Indonesia | 549 | 1:240,891 | 22,159 |
| Morocco | 477 | 1:72,277 | 12,260 |
| Niger | 108 | 1:177,704 | 6,255 |
| Cameroon | 47 | 1:441,895 | 37,035 |
| Brazil | 33 | 1:6,487,101 | 155,169 |
| Burkina Faso | 27 | 1:679,707 | 8,167 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
Maryama (37,158) may also be a first name.
Maryama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maryama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Maryama (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺮﻳﺎﻡ, Hindi: मरयमा, Marathi: मारीअमा) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Maryama.
How Common Is The Last Name Maryama? popularity and diffusion
The surname Maryama is the 192,212th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,326,128 people. Maryama is primarily found in Africa, where 72 percent of Maryama live; 48 percent live in West Africa and 43 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Maryama is also the 23,616th most commonly occurring forename at a global level, held by 37,158 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 911 people, or 1 in 194,449. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Sokoto, where 37 percent are found, Zamfara, where 27 percent are found and Yobe, where 26 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 25 percent are found and Morocco, where 22 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maryama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maryama in the Hindi language | ||
| मरयमा | marayama | - |
| Maryama in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺮﻳﺎﻡ | mryam | 54.35 |
| ﻣﺮﻳﺎﻣﻪ | mryamh | 29.35 |
| ﻣﺮﻳﻤﻪ | mrymh | 6.52 |
| ﻣﺮﻳﻢ | mrym | 6.52 |
| ﻣﺮﻳﺎﻣﺔ | mryamt | 1.09 |
| ﻣﺮﻳﻤﺎ | mryma | 1.09 |
| ﻣﺎﺭﻳﺎﻡ | maryam | 1.09 |
| Maryama in the Marathi language | ||
| मारीअमा | mari'ama | 50 |
| मरीयामा | mariyama | 50 |
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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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- 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 Maryama
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