Siyame Surname
Approximately 6,305 people bear this surname
Siyame Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,996 | 1:17,671 | 2,267 |
| Malawi | 1,673 | 1:10,233 | 1,583 |
| Zambia | 1,489 | 1:10,645 | 1,229 |
| Mauritania | 74 | 1:55,336 | 3,965 |
| Zimbabwe | 53 | 1:291,288 | 29,631 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Siyame (40) may also be a first name.
Siyame Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Siyame Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Siyame (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺼﻴﺎﻡ) is most common in Tanzania. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Siyame? popularity and diffusion
It is the 77,570th most numerous surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,155,836 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Siyame reside; 51 percent reside in Southern Africa and 51 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,614,485th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 40 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2,996 people, or 1 in 17,671. In Tanzania Siyame is primarily found in: Songwe Region, where 63 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 13 percent reside and Rukwa Region, where 12 percent reside. Barring Tanzania Siyame exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 27 percent reside and Zambia, where 24 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Siyame Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Siyame in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺼﻴﺎﻡ | alsyam | 88.24 |
| ﺻﻴﺎﻡ | syam | 11.76 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Siyame
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