Myriam Surname

264,221st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,482 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Chad

Myriam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Myriam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad3851:35,3044,109
France3501:189,77929,542
Morocco3411:101,10317,469
Indonesia721:1,836,794117,778
Cameroon331:629,36647,277
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Belgium291:396,43641,978
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Tunisia171:35,9195,218
Madagascar161:1,478,1152,908
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Ivory Coast111:2,097,38537,425
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Algeria91:4,292,39548,087
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
England81:6,964,757184,742
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Comoros11:749,524685
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Monaco11:37,0664,748
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Myriam (411,540) may also be a first name.

Myriam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Myriam (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺮﻳﻢ) is found most frequently in Chad. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Myriam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 264,221st most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,917,372 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 58 percent of Myriam live; 28 percent live in West Africa and 26 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,504th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 411,540 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Chad, where it is borne by 385 people, or 1 in 35,304. Beside Chad this surname occurs in 61 countries. It is also found in France, where 24 percent reside and Morocco, where 23 percent reside.

Myriam Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Myriam earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 25.96% less than the national average, earning $16,809,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.01% less than the national average, earning $40,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.05% less than the national average, earning $33,760 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Myriame9215/
Mayriam922/
Muyriam921/
Myriamne861/
Meriam835,647/
Miriam833,943/
Myrian83172/
Míriam839/
Myryam831/
Myrjam831/
Merriam775,961/
Mirriam77301/
Miriame7771/
Mayrian7746/
Meriame7731/
Mayryam7730/
Meiriam7725/
Mairiam772/
Mirijam771/
Meriamm771/
Miriham771/
Meeriam771/
Merhiam771/
Mearriam718/
Myrianne712/
Mairiamg711/
Meyriane711/
Meirriam710/
Merriame710/
Moyrihan710/
Mirian673,566/
Merian671,254/
Meryam671,043/
Miryam67850/
Mărian67156/
Mirjam67107/
Meream6728/
Mírian6710/
Mérian678/
Merjam673/
Miream672/
Miriom671/
Myryan671/
Meriom670/

Myriam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Myriam in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺮﻳﻢmrym-

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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 Myriam
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