Thyam Surname

398,272nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 884 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Thyam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thyam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia8701:17,8011,233
Burkina Faso81:2,294,01216,398
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Thyam (1,486) may also be a first name.

Thyam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thyam (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﺎﻡ) is more frequently found in Cambodia than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thyam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 398,272nd most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 8,243,830 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Thyam live; 98 percent live in Southeast Asia and 98 percent live in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 201,767th most common first name at a global level It is held by 1,486 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Cambodia, where it is carried by 870 people, or 1 in 17,801. In Cambodia it is mostly concentrated in: Siem Reap Province, where 40 percent reside, Battambang Province, where 31 percent reside and Banteay Meanchey Province, where 6 percent reside. Barring Cambodia it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Burkina Faso, where 1 percent reside and Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tyam891,816/
Thaiyam831,423/
Thayyam837/
Thayiam834/
Thuiyam831/
Thiam80309,236/
Tiham8069/
Teham8030/
Tyham8028/
Tjham806/
Thyom800/
Theyyame771/
Thaayamm771/
Thiame73716/
Tayyam7358/
Thiham7311/
Tajham736/
Taiyam736/
Thiaam735/
Toyeam735/
Tehham734/
Teaham733/
Thiamm733/
Theeam732/
Theham732/
Teeham732/
Tthiam732/
Teiyam731/
Tayeam731/
Teyyam731/
Tejyam731/
Tijham731/
Tihame731/
Tiam673,848/
Team67652/
Tyom67398/
Tjam67249/
Thaihom6743/
Thaiiam6742/
Tyamova6731/
Thiaham676/
Thoieam674/
Thiamth673/
Taayamm673/
Thehame671/
Theheam671/
Thaiyom671/
Taihiam671/

Thyam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thyam in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﺎﻡtam-

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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 Thyam
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