Shiyam Surname
Approximately 2,598 people bear this surname
Shiyam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 1,535 | 1:13,556 | 1,941 |
| Maldives | 552 | 1:732 | 86 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Indonesia | 113 | 1:1,170,347 | 83,147 |
| United Arab Emirates | 72 | 1:127,254 | 10,508 |
| Nigeria | 60 | 1:2,952,379 | 92,303 |
| Qatar | 47 | 1:50,170 | 4,949 |
| India | 36 | 1:21,307,372 | 304,812 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Shiyam (4,881) may also be a first name.
Shiyam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shiyam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shiyam (Hindi: श्याम, Marathi: िशयाम) is found in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shiyam? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 166,570th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,805,060 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Shiyam are found; 82 percent are found in South Asia and 60 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Shiyam is also the 97,653rd most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 4,881 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 1,535 people, or 1 in 13,556. Excluding Sri Lanka Shiyam is found in 19 countries. It is also found in The Maldives, where 21 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shiyam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shiyam in the Marathi language | ||
| िशयाम | isayama | 60 |
| िसयाम | isayama | 40 |
| Shiyam in the Hindi language | ||
| श्याम | syama | 36.11 |
| शियाम | siyama | 27.78 |
| शियम | siyama | 19.44 |
| शीयम | siyama | 8.33 |
| शिवम | sivama | 2.78 |
| श्ियाम | siyama | 2.78 |
| शिवश्याम | sivasyama | 2.78 |
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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 Shiyam
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