Nyiam Surname

181,616th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,343 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nyiam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyiam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,2691:78,0715,562
Cameroon361:576,91944,454
England121:4,643,172139,951
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
India61:127,844,230863,365
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Nyiam (155) may also be a first name.

Nyiam Last Name Facts

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

Nyiam is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Nyiam.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyiam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 181,616th most prevalent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 3,110,348 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Nyiam are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nyiam is also the 738,219th most frequently held given name globally. It is borne by 155 people.

Nyiam is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,269 people, or 1 in 78,071. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Cross River, where 73 percent live, Benue, where 7 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 4 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Nyiam Last Name Statistics demography

Nyiam earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.08% less than the national average, earning $28,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nnyiam916/
Nyiamth831/
Nijam8010,710/
Nayim806,505/
Nayam801,731/
Noiam80406/
Naiam80259/
Nuiam80220/
Niyam80150/
Neyam8073/
Nyjam8066/
Nuyim8056/
Neyim8049/
Noyim8036/
Nyiem8021/
Nuyam8019/
Noyam8013/
Nyoam806/
Niiam804/
Neiam803/
Nieam803/
Nyiom801/
Nayame7311,175/
Ngayam73527/
Naiham73131/
Nayiem7344/
Nooyam7327/
Ngoyam7316/
Nooiam7316/
Niyamt7312/
Ngeyam7310/
Ngijam7310/
Neyamt739/
Nijjam737/
Nnoyim735/
Ngayim734/
Nahiam734/
Nayime734/
Ngoyim733/
Nouiam732/
Nouyam732/
Niyame732/
Naiahm732/
Nahyam732/
Neiame732/
Nohiam732/
Neyame732/
Hnuyam731/
Nauyam731/
Noyiem731/
Nnayam731/
Nijamm731/
Nihjam731/
Nnayim731/
Ngaiam731/
Noyame731/
Nohyam731/
Naiame731/
Neeyam731/
Ngiyam731/
Neiham731/
Niyasm731/
Niyamd731/
Nayimm731/
Nayhim731/
Neiahm731/
Neeiam731/
Nuiham730/
Najm67159,841/
Naim67151,808/
Naem6730,106/
Naum675,602/
Noym673,169/
Niem672,933/
Naym672,481/
Nyem671,880/
Neam67973/
Noim67577/
Nuim67402/
Neim67393/
Nijm6749/
Neym674/
Naîm674/
Nouiame672/
Ngneyam671/
Gnouyam671/
Naím671/

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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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  • 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 Nyiam
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