Nyiama Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Nyiama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
Nyiama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyiama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyiama is found most in Cameroon. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyiama? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,063,924th most common family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyiama are found; 60 percent are found in Central Africa and 60 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Nyiama is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 4,153,814. In Cameroon Nyiama is most prevalent in: Centre Region, where 40 percent live and Littoral Region, where 20 percent live. Other than Cameroon this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 40 percent live and The Congo, where 10 percent live.
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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 Nyiama
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