Mirriam Surname
Approximately 301 people bear this surname
Mirriam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 77 | 1:599,739 | 28,092 |
| Liberia | 61 | 1:72,271 | 6,117 |
| Solomon Islands | 38 | 1:15,264 | 2,918 |
| Cameroon | 37 | 1:561,326 | 43,620 |
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 1:388,272 | 50,829 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
Mirriam (179,781) may also be a first name.
Mirriam Demographics
Average Mirriam Salary in
United States
$29,150 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mirriam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mirriam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mirriam is found most frequently in Kenya. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mirriam click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mirriam? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mirriam is the 891,661st most widely held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 24,211,116 people. Mirriam is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Mirriam are found; 28 percent are found in East Africa and 27 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 5,840th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 179,781 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 77 people, or 1 in 599,739. In Kenya Mirriam is mostly found in: Kitui County, where 61 percent are found, Makueni County, where 12 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this last name exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 20 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 13 percent are found.
Mirriam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Mirriam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mirriam last name fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Mirriam Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Mirriam surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Mirriam earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.44% less than the national average, earning $29,150 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meirriam | 93 | 0 | / |
| Miriam | 92 | 3,943 | / |
| Merriam | 86 | 5,961 | / |
| Miriame | 86 | 71 | / |
| Meiriam | 86 | 25 | / |
| Mirrian | 86 | 5 | / |
| Mairiam | 86 | 2 | / |
| Murriam | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mirijam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mirryam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Miriham | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mearriam | 80 | 8 | / |
| Mairiamg | 80 | 1 | / |
| Merriame | 80 | 0 | / |
| Meriam | 77 | 5,647 | / |
| Mirian | 77 | 3,566 | / |
| Myriam | 77 | 1,482 | / |
| Miryam | 77 | 850 | / |
| Mirjam | 77 | 107 | / |
| Muriam | 77 | 22 | / |
| Míriam | 77 | 9 | / |
| Miream | 77 | 2 | / |
| Miriom | 77 | 1 | / |
| Merrian | 71 | 144 | / |
| Meriame | 71 | 31 | / |
| Mirzian | 71 | 19 | / |
| Miriane | 71 | 16 | / |
| Myriame | 71 | 15 | / |
| Mairian | 71 | 13 | / |
| Mierjam | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mihrian | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mairyam | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mitrian | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mayriam | 71 | 2 | / |
| Merryam | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mirihan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Murijam | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mirgian | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mirrion | 71 | 2 | / |
| Miryame | 71 | 1 | / |
| Misrian | 71 | 1 | / |
| Miriant | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meirian | 71 | 1 | / |
| Merhiam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meeriam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meriamm | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mirayom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mirjian | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muyriam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Merream | 71 | 0 | / |
| Merriom | 71 | 0 | / |
| Mirajham | 67 | 1,530 | / |
| Mairiang | 67 | 692 | / |
| Mirrione | 67 | 654 | / |
| Muitrian | 67 | 40 | / |
| Miriã | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mirianne | 67 | 2 | / |
| Myriamne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mirijean | 67 | 1 | / |
| Merriane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Murryham | 67 | 0 | / |
| Merrihan | 67 | 0 | / |
| Merriann | 67 | 0 | / |
| Merriand | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Mirriam
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