Moriyam Surname

197,650th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Moriyam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moriyam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh2,0731:76,8733,642
India401:19,176,635286,670
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
England11:55,718,059489,080
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Moriyam (11,173) may also be a first name.

Moriyam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moriyam (Bengali: মরিয়ম, Hindi: मोरियम, Marathi: मोिरयम, Oriya: େମାରିୟମ) is found in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moriyam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 197,650th most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 3,440,768 people. Moriyam occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Moriyam live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 56,878th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 11,173 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 2,073 people, or 1 in 76,873. Outside of Bangladesh this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 2 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Moriyam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moriyam in the Hindi language
मोरियमmoriyama84.88
मोरीयमmoriyama9.3
मोरियामmoriyama5.23
मरियमmariyama0.58
Moriyam in the Oriya language
େମାରିୟମemariyama64.52
ମରିୟମmariyama19.35
େମାରିୟemariya3.23
େମାରୀୟମ୍emariyam3.23
ମରିୟାମmariyama3.23
େମାରୀୟମemariyama3.23
େମାରିୟମ୍emariyam3.23
Moriyam in the Bengali language
মরিয়মmariyama50
মোরিয়ামmoriyama25
মোরিয়মmoriyama25
Moriyam in the Marathi language
मोिरयमmoirayama42.86
मोरीयमmoriyama28.57
मॉिरयमmoirayama14.29
मॉरीयमारअलीmoriyamara'ali14.29

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Moriyam
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