Tanyam Surname
Approximately 92 people bear this surname
Tanyam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 65 | 1:319,524 | 29,358 |
| Nigeria | 23 | 1:7,701,859 | 170,290 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
Tanyam (49) may also be a first name.
Tanyam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tanyam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tanyam (Marathi: यम) is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tanyam? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,943,350th most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 79,212,456 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Tanyam live; 71 percent live in Central Africa and 71 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,430,306th most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 49 people.
The last name Tanyam is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 319,524. In Cameroon Tanyam is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 95 percent live and Southwest Region, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon Tanyam occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 25 percent live and India, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teanyam | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tanyame | 92 | 1 | / |
| Thanyam | 92 | 1 | / |
| Taniam | 83 | 417 | / |
| Tanham | 83 | 223 | / |
| Tanjam | 83 | 20 | / |
| Taneam | 83 | 6 | / |
| Tanyom | 83 | 3 | / |
| Tagnam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Thaniam | 77 | 872 | / |
| Tangiam | 77 | 38 | / |
| Tanijam | 77 | 8 | / |
| Tangnam | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tanajom | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tanniam | 77 | 3 | / |
| Teanjam | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tangeam | 77 | 2 | / |
| Thanjam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tainiam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tanjaum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tasniam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tayniam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Teinyam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tamniam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tagniam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thainiam | 71 | 280 | / |
| Thatniam | 71 | 139 | / |
| Tangniam | 71 | 56 | / |
| Tangneam | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tasneeam | 71 | 2 | / |
| Thanniam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thaineam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thaynham | 71 | 0 | / |
| Toniam | 67 | 33 | / |
| Tonjam | 67 | 8 | / |
| Tanhom | 67 | 3 | / |
| Thangniam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tonyom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taneom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tanjom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tonham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tagnom | 67 | 1 | / |
Tanyam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tanyam in the Marathi language | ||
| यम | yama | 50 |
| तान्यम | tan'yama | 50 |
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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 Tanyam
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