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 is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Muyam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Muyam is the 2,483,783rd most prevalent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. Muyam is predominantly found in Africa, where 72 percent of Muyam are found; 35 percent are found in West Africa and 33 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Muyam is also the 532,586th most numerous given name at a global level, held by 278 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 8,857,138. In Nigeria Muyam is primarily concentrated in: Borno, where 95 percent live and Nasarawa, where 5 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 32 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent live.

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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Muyam
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