Rimyeh Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Rimyeh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rimyeh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Rimyeh Last Name Facts

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

Rimyeh occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rimyeh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Rimyeh is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rimyeh reside; 75 percent reside in Central Africa and 75 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon Rimyeh is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent are found. Beside Cameroon this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rimye914/
Rumyeh8314/
Rimaye839/
Remyeh836/
Rimyer834/
Rimehy832/
Rimmyer7733/
Rimayah7719/
Rimeach774/
Rimayhi771/
Raimeeh771/
Rismyer770/
Rimoy731,568/
Rimay73509/
Rimey73144/
Remye7383/
Rimeu7318/
Rimei7313/
Rimie738/
Rimea736/
Rimae732/
Rumye731/
Rimee731/
Rimge730/
Reitmyer7139/
Rumayyeh7133/
Rismayah717/
Raimoiye712/
Rittmyer711/
Reismyer710/
Rimayi67904/
Remyha67581/
Raimey67271/
Rimmey67270/
Rismay6793/
Rimiya6746/
Rimiyo6735/
Rimaya6730/
Remeha6724/
Rimeas6721/
Raimee6718/
Raimie6716/
Ruimei6715/
Rimhou6715/
Rimeia6715/
Raimoy6714/
Remaeh6713/
Riemey6712/
Raimei6712/
Rimies679/
Rimajh679/
Riemei678/
Rymyha678/
Riemay676/
Rimoyi675/
Raimay675/
Rimeid672/
Riomei672/
Reimei672/
Rismey672/
Rimier672/
Reimie671/
Rimeaz671/
Rimmie671/
Raimoe671/
Remyes671/
Rimeyi671/
Rimiha671/
Roimie671/
Roimeu671/
Roimae671/
Rimmoe671/
Riemea670/
Reimey670/
Reithmyer670/
Ruimey670/

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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 Rimyeh
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