Shayam Surname
Approximately 1,651 people bear this surname
Shayam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,606 | 1:477,625 | 24,323 |
| Pakistan | 32 | 1:5,582,621 | 34,646 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Shayam (15,005) may also be a first name.
Shayam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shayam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shayam (Bengali: শ্যাম, Hindi: शयाम, Marathi: याम, Oriya: ଶଯ୍ାମ) has its highest incidence in India. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shayam? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shayam is the 241,884th most widespread family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 4,414,019 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shayam live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Shayam is also the 46,381st most frequently occurring given name in the world. It is borne by 15,005 people.
The last name Shayam is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 1,606 people, or 1 in 477,625. In India it is primarily found in: Delhi, where 38 percent are found, Telangana, where 16 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 10 percent are found. Outside of India this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 2 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shayam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shayam in the Bengali language | ||
| শ্যাম | syama | - |
| Shayam in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶଯ୍ାମ | sayama | 65 |
| ଶୟମ | sayama | 10 |
| ଶଯ୍ାମବିହାରୀ | sayamabihari | 5 |
| ଶାୟମ | sayama | 5 |
| ଘନଶଯ୍ାମ | ghanasayama | 5 |
| ଶଲ୍ାମ | salama | 5 |
| ଶଯ୍ାମସୁର | sayamasura | 5 |
| Shayam in the Hindi language | ||
| शयाम | sayama | 54.84 |
| श्याम | syama | 32.46 |
| शयम | sayama | 5.95 |
| शायम | sayama | 4.23 |
| शायाम | sayama | 1.61 |
| श्यामा | syama | 0.2 |
| स्याम | syama | 0.1 |
| ष्याम | syama | 0.1 |
| श्यमा | syama | 0.1 |
| श्ायाम | sayama | 0.1 |
| Shayam in the Marathi language | ||
| याम | yama | 40.63 |
| शयाम | sayama | 25.78 |
| शाम | sama | 22.07 |
| शायाम | sayama | 5.27 |
| शयम | sayama | 2.73 |
| शायम | sayama | 1.17 |
| सयाम | sayama | 0.39 |
| सययाम | sayayama | 0.39 |
| सायलु | sayalu | 0.2 |
| शरम | sarama | 0.2 |
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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 Shayam
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