Munyam Surname

1,537,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Munyam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Munyam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1201:173,07618,427
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
India51:153,413,076951,030
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Munyam (37) may also be a first name.

Munyam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Munyam (Marathi: मुण्याम) is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Munyam.

How Common Is The Last Name Munyam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,537,949th most common surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 53,981,822 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Munyam live; 89 percent live in Central Africa and 88 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 37 people.

Munyam is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 120 people, or 1 in 173,076. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 88 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 8 percent are found and Southwest Region, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon Munyam occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 5 percent are found and India, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mounyam922/
Munjyam921/
Munjam831,664/
Munham83297/
Muniam83190/
Muneam8319/
Monyam833/
Munniam7799/
Mungeam7787/
Mungnam7732/
Mounyom7711/
Munjjam778/
Muneeam774/
Mutniam774/
Monyham773/
Munneam773/
Mouniam772/
Muniham771/
Meunham770/
Munajjam7118/
Moungnam713/
Meungnam711/
Mugnaime711/
Mounoyom711/
Moungiam711/
Maungnam711/
Munneham710/
Monyom6740/
Moniam678/
Monjam678/
Mumjam678/
Munhom677/
Muniom676/

Munyam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Munyam in the Marathi language
मुण्यामmunyama66.67
मुन्यमmun'yama33.33

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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 Munyam
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