Maryamu Surname

449,465th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 757 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Maryamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maryamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6911:256,35714,767
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Maryamu (17,183) may also be a first name.

Maryamu Last Name Facts

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

Maryamu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Maryamu.

How Common Is The Last Name Maryamu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 449,465th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 9,626,877 people. The surname Maryamu is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Maryamu reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Maryamu is also the 42,227th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 17,183 people.

The last name Maryamu is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 691 people, or 1 in 256,357. In Nigeria Maryamu is most common in: Sokoto, where 32 percent reside, Zamfara, where 18 percent reside and Gombe, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside and Indonesia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maryamou93714/
Maryamus931/
Mairyamou881/
Mariamu8611,210/
Mariamou801,671/
Moryamou809/
Mariamau802/
Mayriamu801/
Mareamou801/
Marriamu801/
Mariammu801/
Meeryamu801/
Marihamu801/
Mairiamou7510/
Mauriamou751/
Mayriamou751/
Marriamou751/
Mariammou751/
Maariamou751/
Meriamu716/
Moriamu711/
Moriamou67243/
Mariamoe671/
Mouriamou631/

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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 Maryamu
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