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 last name Miyam (Arabic: ميام, Hindi: मियां, Marathi: िमयाम, Russian: Миям) is held by more people in Nepal than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Miyam? popularity and diffusion
The surname Miyam is the 11,396th most widely held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 147,850 people. This last name 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 frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 626 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Nepal, where it is held by 48,894 people, or 1 in 583. In Nepal Miyam is most common in: Sagarmatha, where 33 percent are found, Koshi, where 33 percent are found and Narayani, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Nepal this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent are found.
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
- 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 Miyam
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