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
The last name Tanyam (Marathi: यम) is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Tanyam click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tanyam? popularity and diffusion
The surname Tanyam is the 1,943,350th most common family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 79,212,456 people. The surname Tanyam occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Tanyam reside; 71 percent reside in Central Africa and 71 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Tanyam is also the 1,430,306th most widely held first name in the world It is held by 49 people.
The surname Tanyam is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 319,524. In Cameroon Tanyam is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 95 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 25 percent reside and India, where 4 percent reside.
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
- 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 Tanyam
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