Nyiyam Surname
Approximately 121 people bear this surname
Nyiyam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 118 | 1:1,501,210 | 57,254 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
Nyiyam (614) may also be a first name.
Nyiyam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyiyam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyiyam occurs most in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nyiyam.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyiyam? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,649,806th most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 60,227,652 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Nyiyam live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 337,097th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 614 people.
It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 118 people, or 1 in 1,501,210. In Nigeria Nyiyam is most numerous in: Benue, where 64 percent are found, Taraba, where 34 percent are found and Oyo, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Nyiyam occurs in one country. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyayam | 83 | 139 | / |
| Nyuyam | 83 | 24 | / |
| Njiyam | 83 | 6 | / |
| Nyiyem | 83 | 4 | / |
| Nyieam | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nyaiam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Niyiam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nyyiam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nyieyem | 77 | 89 | / |
| Nyihyom | 77 | 8 | / |
| Naiyeam | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ngeiyam | 77 | 4 | / |
| Niayame | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nayieam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Noiyeam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyayame | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyaayam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Niayamt | 77 | 1 | / |
| Niyem | 73 | 40 | / |
| Nyiem | 73 | 21 | / |
| Niajm | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nieam | 73 | 3 | / |
| Naiyajam | 71 | 7 | / |
| Nishiyam | 71 | 2 | / |
| Najhiyam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyheim | 67 | 1,299 | / |
| Nyayom | 67 | 75 | / |
| Nyayum | 67 | 41 | / |
| Nyajom | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ngeyam | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nyawem | 67 | 5 | / |
| Njoyim | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nyajum | 67 | 3 | / |
| Njeyam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyajam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Njiyem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njeyim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyoyem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyeyem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyayem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyijim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nishiyame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyejam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyajim | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nyiyam
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