Teyam Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Teyam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Teyam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537

Teyam (90) may also be a first name.

Teyam Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Teyam Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Teyam (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻴﺎﻡ, Hindi: टेयम) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Teyam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Teyam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,206,983rd most numerous family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 64 percent of Teyam are found; 64 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 64 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,005,046th most widespread first name globally, borne by 90 people.

Teyam is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 582,408. In Papua New Guinea Teyam is mostly found in: Southern Highlands, where 50 percent are found, Enga, where 43 percent are found and East Sepik, where 7 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea Teyam occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 14 percent are found and The Philippines, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Theyam9112/
Tieyam914/
Teyame912/
Team89652/
Teame809,258/
Tejam802,798/
Tayam802,544/
Teyim80360/
Theam80332/
Tiyam80128/
Toyam8090/
Tuyam8079/
Teyan8051/
Teham8030/
Teyum8023/
Tyiam807/
Teyem804/
Teuam804/
Teyme802/
Teyom802/
Teiam802/
Teasm801/
Tieam801/
Teuym801/
Thiyam73264/
Teyang73243/
Thayam73125/
Teyane7350/
Teyhan7342/
Teyant7337/
Tehyna7334/
Teyanc7332/
Tyoiam7324/
Tyoyam7324/
Tayame7321/
Tayamm7319/
Teameh7319/
Teyeme7316/
Taheam7315/
Teatim738/
Tieyan736/
Tejamm735/
Theyan735/
Tahyam734/
Toeiam732/
Toheam732/
Theeam732/
Theham732/
Teyina732/
Teyand732/
Teeham732/
Tyhiam732/
Teyime731/
Teyhom731/
Thoyam731/
Toeyan731/
Tuyame731/
Teuham731/
Teyiem731/
Theame731/
Teeyem731/
Toyame731/
Tiem672,703/
Taim672,408/
Teum671,946/
Tyem671,917/
Tean67836/
Teem67302/
Taum67249/
Toem67170/
Taem67146/
Taym67136/
Tuem6778/
Teim6776/
Tajm6752/
Theyane6745/
Teyn6716/
Theeyan6712/
Teañ677/
Teeyang673/
Thoeiam672/
Thayamm671/
Tuym671/
Thehame671/
Theheam671/
Teynova671/
Tieyahn671/
Toym671/
Tehamne671/
Teehamg671/
Theasme671/
Touyame671/
Thieyan671/
Ttieyan671/
Teassem671/

Teyam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Teyam in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﻴﺎﻡtyam-
Teyam in the Hindi language
टेयमteyama-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Teyam
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