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 surname Miriyam (Hindi: मिरियम, Marathi: िमरीयम, Oriya: ମିରିୟମ, Russian: Мириям) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Miriyam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 281,955th most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 5,327,153 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Miriyam live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Miriyam is also the 212,105th most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 1,365 people.

The surname Miriyam is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 1,351 people, or 1 in 567,776. In India Miriyam is most prevalent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 93 percent live, Telangana, where 4 percent live and Kerala, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account India this last name occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live and Cameroon, where 0 percent live.

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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