Minyam Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Minyam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Minyam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
India31:255,688,4611,306,352

Minyam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Minyam occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Minyam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Minyam is the 7,117,718th most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 57 percent of Minyam reside; 57 percent reside in Central Africa and 57 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 5,192,267. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 50 percent are found and Northwest Region, where 25 percent are found. Besides Cameroon it occurs in one country. It also occurs in India, where 43 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mainyam928/
Miniam83563/
Menyam83285/
Minham8342/
Minyom835/
Minjam834/
Mignam831/
Minyamowa808/
Mainiam77133/
Mineham7775/
Miniham7710/
Meanyam775/
Maignam773/
Maineam772/
Meenyam771/
Minyome771/
Moinjam771/
Miñam732/
Moineham710/
Menham67158/
Meneam67158/
Meniam67113/
Megnam6747/
Mignom674/
Minjom674/
Menjam672/
Menyom671/
Miniom671/
Mynham670/

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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 Minyam
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