Shanyam Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Shanyam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Shanyam (16) may also be a first name.
Shanyam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shanyam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shanyam (Hindi: शंयाम) is found most in Nigeria. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shanyam? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,812,366th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Shanyam reside; 82 percent reside in West Africa and 82 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequent forename throughout the world, borne by 16 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Benue, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Shanyam is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 9 percent reside and Rwanda, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanyam | 92 | 200 | / |
| Saanyam | 86 | 34 | / |
| Sainyam | 86 | 13 | / |
| Sannyam | 86 | 4 | / |
| Shagnam | 86 | 3 | / |
| Samnyam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shanham | 86 | 1 | / |
| Saunyam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sainnyam | 80 | 45 | / |
| Shangnam | 80 | 33 | / |
| Sanyamth | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shanjame | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shasniam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Saniam | 77 | 245 | / |
| Sanjam | 77 | 74 | / |
| Sonyam | 77 | 33 | / |
| Sanyom | 77 | 12 | / |
| Sagnam | 77 | 7 | / |
| Saneam | 77 | 4 | / |
| Sangayiam | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sangiam | 71 | 1,246 | / |
| Sainiam | 71 | 502 | / |
| Chaniam | 71 | 188 | / |
| Sanniam | 71 | 72 | / |
| Sangnam | 71 | 40 | / |
| Chanjam | 71 | 29 | / |
| Chagnam | 71 | 16 | / |
| Sonnyam | 71 | 12 | / |
| Sangeam | 71 | 12 | / |
| Chanham | 71 | 9 | / |
| Sanneam | 71 | 8 | / |
| Sianjam | 71 | 5 | / |
| Saignam | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sanjamm | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sanjaym | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sounyam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saygnam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sanjeam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ceanyam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sanjaime | 67 | 247 | / |
| Changnam | 67 | 208 | / |
| Sanjaume | 67 | 151 | / |
| Chainiam | 67 | 60 | / |
| Sangniam | 67 | 53 | / |
| Channiam | 67 | 29 | / |
| Seauniam | 67 | 13 | / |
| Sangneam | 67 | 13 | / |
| Chamniam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Channjam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sonaiyam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seangeam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seangiam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seanneam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sangeaim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sangnaim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sangnaum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Channham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chayniam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schoniam | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shoneham | 67 | 0 | / |
Shanyam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shanyam in the Hindi language | ||
| शंयाम | sanyama | 80 |
| शन्यम | san'yama | 20 |
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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 Shanyam
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