Muyam Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Muyam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muyam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Muyam (278) may also be a first name.

Muyam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Muyam occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Muyam.

How Common Is The Last Name Muyam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,483,783rd most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 72 percent of Muyam reside; 35 percent reside in West Africa and 33 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Muyam is also the 532,586th most prevalent given name in the world It is held by 278 people.

It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 8,857,138. In Nigeria Muyam is most common in: Borno, where 95 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 32 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mauyam91254/
Muyame9167/
Muhyam911/
Mouyam911/
Muym891/
Mouyame8310/
Mauyamk831/
Mauyamd831/
Miyam8049,290/
Muyan801,367/
Mayam801,238/
Moyam80199/
Mujam80109/
Muyem8025/
Muyim8017/
Meyam8015/
Myiam803/
Muiam802/
Myjam801/
Muyang731,045/
Mayham73208/
Mahyam73186/
Muhyan73133/
Muyina7377/
Muyane7349/
Meyame7340/
Mayame7338/
Moyame7333/
Mouyan7328/
Meeyam7320/
Miyamn7311/
Mauyan7311/
Moujam7310/
Miyamt738/
Mouyem737/
Mayamm735/
Muyeme733/
Mihyam733/
Mouyom733/
Miyame733/
Mmayam733/
Mayaum732/
Moyham731/
Mioyam731/
Muujam731/
Muyome731/
Muiham731/
Mujahm731/
Muyime731/
Miyamm731/
Mayamg731/
Mauyem731/
Meyham730/
Moum671,318/
Maim671,085/
Meam67505/
Maum67328/
Muim67297/
Mouyane67294/
Mouyeme67229/
Moym67208/
Myem67200/
Meum67154/
Maem67102/
Majm6741/
Mauyang6714/
Mouyang6711/
Muem679/
Mhayham678/
Muyn676/
Maym676/
Mauyane674/
Muyaung672/
Muuyane672/
Mahayam672/
Muiyomm671/
Mouyant671/
Mayamnk671/
Mmuyane671/
Mayhame671/
Mujm671/
Mauyahn671/

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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 Muyam
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