Nanyem Surname
Approximately 53 people bear this surname
Nanyem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 50 | 1:415,381 | 35,427 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
Nanyem (11) may also be a first name.
Nanyem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nanyem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nanyem is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nanyem? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,661,929th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Nanyem reside; 94 percent reside in Central Africa and 94 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Nanyem is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 11 people.
The last name is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 415,381. In Cameroon Nanyem is primarily found in: Littoral Region, where 40 percent reside, Centre Region, where 32 percent reside and West Region, where 24 percent reside. Besides Cameroon it occurs in one country. It also occurs in India, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nganyem | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nanhyem | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nanyim | 83 | 73 | / |
| Nonyem | 83 | 13 | / |
| Nangem | 83 | 10 | / |
| Nanhym | 83 | 8 | / |
| Naneem | 83 | 6 | / |
| Nanaem | 83 | 4 | / |
| Nanjem | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ngonyem | 77 | 30 | / |
| Naniyom | 77 | 22 | / |
| Nanjeem | 77 | 15 | / |
| Nanoyam | 77 | 7 | / |
| Nanaiem | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nganeam | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nnonyem | 77 | 2 | / |
| Naniyam | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nnanyim | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nanneam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nannaem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nanyyam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nganiem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nanoiem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Naneiam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nagneme | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nganyim | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nanyiam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nanayam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nauneem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nanheim | 77 | 0 | / |
| Naunheim | 71 | 677 | / |
| Naniyame | 71 | 34 | / |
| Namniyom | 71 | 26 | / |
| Ngounyem | 71 | 26 | / |
| Nauniyam | 71 | 9 | / |
| Nanniyom | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nganhyim | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nangniem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nannayam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nanhayim | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nganuyam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngangaem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Natniyom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Noneym | 67 | 67 | / |
| Nanjim | 67 | 19 | / |
| Naimniyom | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nanaim | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nanhim | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nanaum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Noniem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nognem | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nanyem
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