Myam Surname

1,144,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Myam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Myam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1771:1,000,80742,311
Cambodia171:911,0095,219
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Myam (67) may also be a first name.

Myam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Myam (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻴﺎﻡ, Hindi: म्याम, Russian: Мям) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Myam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Myam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Myam is the 1,144,405th most common surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 34,702,600 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Myam are found; 85 percent are found in West Africa and 84 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,191,548th most widespread given name internationally. It is borne by 67 people.

This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 177 people, or 1 in 1,000,807. In Nigeria Myam is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 77 percent reside, Kaduna, where 8 percent reside and Plateau, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Myam exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Cambodia, where 8 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Myaam8915/
Myham893/
Myame892/
Mmyam891/
Mhyam891/
Maiyam80154/
Mayyam8064/
Myatim8016/
Myamng807/
Muyyam806/
Mayiam806/
Mayeam804/
Meyyam802/
Myasim802/
Moyyam801/
Mujyam801/
Maayam801/
Moiyam801/
Meyeam801/
Mjyame801/
Muyjam801/
Myan7538,481/
Miam751,216/
Mjam75544/
Meam75505/
Myom75282/
Maiyame738/
Myamova731/
Myaseem731/
Myamgue731/
Mayiame731/
Maiyamg731/
Hmyatim731/
Moyjjam731/
Mayheam730/
Mayom6728,091/
Myaan67387/
Myhan67293/
Meham67157/
Mjame67122/
Myane6790/
Myant6775/
Miham6767/
Moyom6756/
Miame6745/
Majom6743/
Myand6743/
Mijam6743/
Myang6719/
Meyom6714/
Myoan6713/
Mahaiyam6710/
Mmiam674/
Meeam673/
Miahm673/
Miamg672/
Myann672/
Myhom671/
Mıyan671/
Mieam671/
Myanh671/
Mioam671/
Miaam671/
Miamh671/
Myahn671/
Miamn671/
Meahm671/
Maiom671/

Myam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Myam in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻴﺎﻡmyam-
Myam in the Hindi language
म्यामmyama-
Myam in the Russian language
Мямmam-

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Footnotes

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