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

Nyamen occurs most in Cameroon. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyamen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nyamen is the 749,861st most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 19,027,535 people. The surname Nyamen is predominantly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Nyamen reside; 81 percent reside in Central Africa and 80 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Nyamen is also the 248,355th most frequently occurring given name internationally It is held by 1,041 people.

The surname Nyamen is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 311 people, or 1 in 66,782. In Cameroon it is most common in: Littoral Region, where 48 percent live, Centre Region, where 35 percent live and West Region, where 9 percent live. Apart from Cameroon it occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 11 percent live and Liberia, where 4 percent live.

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
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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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