Miyam Surname
Approximately 49,290 people bear this surname
Miyam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 48,894 | 1:583 | 116 |
| India | 318 | 1:2,412,155 | 77,882 |
| Papua New Guinea | 25 | 1:326,149 | 43,617 |
| Indonesia | 16 | 1:8,265,575 | 327,276 |
| Malaysia | 16 | 1:1,843,389 | 74,511 |
| Afghanistan | 15 | 1:2,143,546 | 15,005 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Miyam (626) may also be a first name.
Miyam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Miyam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Miyam (Arabic: ميام, Hindi: मियां, Marathi: िमयाम, Russian: Миям) is more frequently found in Nepal than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Miyam? popularity and diffusion
It is the 11,396th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 147,850 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Miyam live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Miyam is also the 333,003rd most commonly held forename world-wide It is held by 626 people.
It is most numerous in Nepal, where it is held by 48,894 people, or 1 in 583. In Nepal it is mostly found in: Sagarmatha, where 33 percent live, Koshi, where 33 percent live and Narayani, where 16 percent live. Not including Nepal Miyam is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Miyam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Miyam in the Hindi language | ||
| मियां | miyam | 94.44 |
| मियाॅं | miyaem | 3.33 |
| मियाम | miyama | 1.11 |
| मियम | miyama | 1.11 |
| Miyam in the Marathi language | ||
| िमयाम | imayama | 50 |
| िमयम | imayama | 25 |
| मीयाम | miyama | 25 |
| Miyam in the Russian language | ||
| Миям | miam | - |
| Miyam in the Arabic language | ||
| ميام | myam | - |
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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 Miyam
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