Nguyam Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Nguyam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Nguyam (27) may also be a first name.
Nguyam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nguyam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nguyam occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nguyam? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Nguyam occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Nguyam live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 27 people.
The surname Nguyam is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania Nguyam is most numerous in: Arusha Region, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nguyan | 83 | 5,061 | / |
| Nguiam | 83 | 6 | / |
| Ngaiyam | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nguijam | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nguyang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nguyane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngueham | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nguyian | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nguyand | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngeam | 73 | 21 | / |
| Ngjam | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ngyom | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nguyaine | 71 | 135 | / |
| Ngayiame | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nguyon | 67 | 608 | / |
| Ngayom | 67 | 24 | / |
| Nguian | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngoyom | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngeame | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nghiam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nguyán | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngyane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nguiom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngyean | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngyain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngjyan | 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 Nguyam
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