Myem Surname

1,185,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Myem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Myem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1981:894,66038,889
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830

Myem (832) may also be a first name.

Myem Last Name Facts

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

Myem occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Myem? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,185,157th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 36,437,730 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Myem live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 283,108th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 832 people.

This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 198 people, or 1 in 894,660. In Nigeria Myem is most prevalent in: Benue, where 99 percent are found, Nasarawa, where 1 percent are found and Taraba, where 1 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Miyem89298/
Mayem89159/
Meyem8993/
Moyem8966/
Muyem8925/
Myeme892/
Miyeme80248/
Mayeme8098/
Mayehm8025/
Meyeme8025/
Moyeme8022/
Moyeem8019/
Mayhem807/
Mouyem807/
Mayeem804/
Mmayem804/
Muyeme803/
Mayesm803/
Meyiem802/
Mhayem801/
Moiyem801/
Hmyeme801/
Mauyem801/
Mayiem801/
Myyeme801/
Mayjem801/
Meeyem801/
Meem7560,139/
Meim75550/
Meam75505/
Moem75266/
Moym75208/
Meum75154/
Miem75140/
Myen75112/
Maem75102/
Mjem7511/
Muem759/
Maym756/
Myim756/
Miym754/
Mgem754/
Myym754/
Myjm751/
Muym751/
Mejm751/
Mouyeme73229/
M'Geyem731/
Moyieme731/
Miyam6749,290/
Mayom6728,091/
Mayam671,238/
Meame67724/
Mayim67356/
Miyom67347/
Moyam67199/
Miehm67193/
Moyim67175/
Meham67157/
Mayme67147/
Mehem67143/
Meime67137/
Mayum67134/
Majem6792/
Mujem6776/
Mijem6772/
Mejem6766/
Meyme6761/
Muyam6760/
Moyom6756/
Meyim6751/
Meyum6743/
Mawem6742/
Meihm6741/
Mahym6737/
Myene6731/
Moiem6723/
Meium6718/
Maiem6718/
Muyim6717/
Mieme6717/
Meeim6717/
Mojem6715/
Meyam6715/
Meyom6714/
Mmiem6711/
Meiam6711/
Mheem6711/
Mejam6710/
Mehim6710/
Myine678/
Maaem677/
Myeng676/
Mhiem675/
Myime675/
Myiam673/
Meeam673/
Hmeim672/
Meiem672/
Mejme672/
Mejim672/
Moyme672/
Maytm671/
Mihem671/
Meuem671/
Mejom671/
Mowem671/
Myien671/
Myjam671/
Moiym671/
Meahm671/
Mayïm671/
Meume671/
Mmaem671/
Møyen671/
Maymm671/
Myymh671/
Myenn671/
Myimt671/
Meemm671/
Meeem671/
Meiim671/
Mehjm671/
Mhuem671/
Meuom671/
Mieam671/
Myent670/
Moehm670/
Meaim670/
Myhen670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Myem
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis