Nyamen Surname

749,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 383 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nyamen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyamen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon3111:66,7828,434
Indonesia411:3,225,590176,839
Liberia161:275,53316,331
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Nyamen (1,041) may also be a first name.

Nyamen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyamen is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyamen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nyamen is the 749,861st most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 19,027,535 people. Nyamen occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Nyamen are found; 81 percent are found in Central Africa and 80 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 248,355th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 1,041 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 311 people, or 1 in 66,782. In Cameroon Nyamen is mostly concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 48 percent are found, Centre Region, where 35 percent are found and West Region, where 9 percent are found. Besides Cameroon this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 11 percent are found and Liberia, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyamien92426/
Nyamehn9229/
Nyameen922/
Njyamen921/
N'Yamien8627/
Nyamehen862/
Nyammien861/
Njamen831,165/
Nyamin83714/
Nyhamn8331/
Neamen8328/
Niamen8314/
Gnamen834/
Nyomen832/
Nyamehene804/
Nyamengue802/
Nyamengne801/
Niamien7717,990/
Nyamina7763/
Niamene7740/
Nehamen7722/
Ngnamen778/
Nyamuin772/
Niameen771/
Gniamen771/
Njameun771/
Njameng771/
Njahmen771/
Njiamen771/
Njaimen771/
Neamn731/
Niammien714/
Gnamehen711/
Nieamien711/
N'Iamien711/
Ngniamen711/
Niamin67221/
Gnamin67157/
Njomen67148/
Njamin6795/
Neamin6762/
Neomen6721/
Nyaminova6714/
Nyomin6714/
Niamem674/
Nyhomn671/
Nyammönkh671/

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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 Nyamen
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