Meyim Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
Meyim Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 47 | 1:441,895 | 37,035 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Meyim Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meyim Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Meyim (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﻴﻢ) is most common in Cameroon. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Meyim? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,718,172nd most common last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Meyim live; 90 percent live in Central Africa and 88 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 441,895. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 68 percent are found, West Region, where 26 percent are found and Adamawa Region, where 2 percent are found. Barring Cameroon it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 6 percent are found and Mauritania, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meyim Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meyim in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻣﻴﻢ | amym | - |
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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 Meyim
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