Miriyam Surname

281,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,368 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Miriyam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Miriyam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,3511:567,77627,752
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Miriyam (1,365) may also be a first name.

Miriyam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Miriyam (Hindi: मिरियम, Marathi: िमरीयम, Oriya: ମିରିୟମ, Russian: Мириям) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Miriyam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 281,955th most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,327,153 people. Miriyam occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Miriyam reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 212,105th most frequently held given name in the world, held by 1,365 people.

The last name is most frequent in India, where it is held by 1,351 people, or 1 in 567,776. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 93 percent reside, Telangana, where 4 percent reside and Kerala, where 1 percent reside. Other than India this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside and Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Miriyam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Miriyam in the Oriya language
ମିରିୟମmiriyama62.96
ମିରିୟମ୍miriyam18.52
ମିରିୟାମmiriyama11.11
ମିରିଆମmiri'ama3.7
ମିରୀୟମmiriyama3.7
Miriyam in the Hindi language
मिरियमmiriyama52.91
मिरीयमmiriyama35.17
मीरीयमmiriyama7.27
मीरियमmiriyama4.65
Miriyam in the Marathi language
िमरीयमimariyama51.85
िमिरयमimirayama29.63
िमरीयामimariyama7.41
मिरयमmirayama3.7
िमरीयमासेimariyamase3.7
मीरीयामmiriyama3.7
Miriyam in the Russian language
Мириямmiriam-

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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
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