Sheyam Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Sheyam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Sheyam (444) may also be a first name.
Sheyam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sheyam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sheyam (Hindi: श्याम, Marathi: शेयाम) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Sheyam click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheyam? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,772,636th most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. Sheyam is primarily found in Asia, where 65 percent of Sheyam are found; 59 percent are found in South Asia and 47 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 406,780th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 444 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 95,883,173. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Bihar, where 38 percent reside, Delhi, where 25 percent reside and Assam, where 13 percent reside. Not including India it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 24 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sheyam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sheyam in the Marathi language | ||
| शेयाम | seyama | - |
| Sheyam in the Hindi language | ||
| श्याम | syama | 42.86 |
| शेयाम | seyama | 28.57 |
| शेयम | seyama | 14.29 |
| श्ेयाम | seyama | 14.29 |
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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 Sheyam
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