Shayyum Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Shayyum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shayyum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Shayyum (18) may also be a first name.

Shayyum Last Name Facts

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

Shayyum (Hindi: शय्यूम) is found most frequently in Egypt. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shayyum? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shayyum is the 11,742,229th most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Shayyum occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Shayyum are found; 50 percent are found in North Africa and 50 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently held forename throughout the world, held by 18 people.

The last name is most numerous in Egypt, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 91,935,754. Not including Egypt this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in India, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sayyum9218/
Shaiyum864/
Shyum8310/
Shaoum77226/
Saiyum7745/
Schyum7741/
Shuyum7720/
Sayoum775/
Sayaum771/
Sheyum771/
Sehaum770/
Syum733,590/
Chayyun719/
Chayoum712/
Shayoun712/
Sahyoum711/
Sehyume711/
Sayoume711/
Chayaum711/
Shahoum711/
Shayhom710/
Seyum6711,872/
Syoum671,470/
Seaum67541/
Suyum67126/
Sayom67113/
Soyum6744/
Syume6718/
Shyun6716/
Shium6711/
Shaom678/
Sihum677/
Saoum673/
Shahayun671/
Sheauyun671/
Shayhoun671/
Shaiyoun671/
Sahyoume671/
Sseyyume671/

Shayyum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shayyum in the Hindi language
शय्यूमsayyuma85.71
सय्यूमsayyuma14.29

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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 Shayyum
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