Nyame Surname
Approximately 24,488 people bear this surname
Nyame Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 22,167 | 1:1,219 | 196 |
| Cameroon | 1,260 | 1:16,483 | 2,264 |
| Nigeria | 224 | 1:790,816 | 35,405 |
| United States | 187 | 1:1,938,283 | 125,322 |
| England | 167 | 1:333,641 | 24,529 |
| Botswana | 149 | 1:14,677 | 2,860 |
| DR Congo | 123 | 1:600,647 | 45,387 |
| Canada | 26 | 1:1,417,138 | 98,245 |
| Zambia | 23 | 1:689,127 | 26,212 |
| South Africa | 20 | 1:2,708,885 | 106,094 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| Liberia | 17 | 1:259,326 | 15,766 |
| Central African Republic | 9 | 1:501,710 | 179 |
| Gabon | 9 | 1:209,910 | 2,378 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Ivory Coast | 8 | 1:2,883,904 | 43,419 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Burkina Faso | 5 | 1:3,670,420 | 19,318 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Lesotho | 3 | 1:677,519 | 19,546 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
The alternate forms: Nyamé (3) & Nyamè (2) are calculated separately.
Nyame (2,077) may also be a first name.
Nyame Demographics
Average Nyame Salary in
United States
$34,394 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Nyame Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyame Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyame (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﻴﺎﻡ) is borne by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Nyamé or Nyamè. For other possible spellings of Nyame click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyame? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nyame is the 22,197th most frequent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 297,597 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Nyame live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 165,358th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 2,077 people.
The last name Nyame is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is carried by 22,167 people, or 1 in 1,219. Beside Ghana this surname occurs in 46 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 5 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.
Nyame Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Nyame are 40.52% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.75% registered with the party.
The amount Nyame earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 49.59% less than the national average, earning R 119,784 per year; in United States they earn 20.29% less than the national average, earning $34,394 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.66% less than the national average, earning $44,389 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nyame Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nyame in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻧﻴﺎﻡ | anyam | 41.67 |
| ﺍﻧﻴﺎﻣﻪ | anyamh | 33.33 |
| ﻧﻴﺎﻣﻰ | nyamy | 8.33 |
| ﺍﻧﻴﺎﻣﻲ | anyamy | 8.33 |
| ﺃﻧﻴﺎﻡ | anyam | 8.33 |
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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
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- 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 Nyame
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