Timyu Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Timyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Timyu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon841:247,25124,294
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Timyu Last Name Facts

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

Timyu is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Timyu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,020,555th most common family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. The last name Timyu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Timyu are found; 98 percent are found in Central Africa and 92 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Timyu is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is borne by 84 people, or 1 in 247,251. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 88 percent are found, Adamawa Region, where 6 percent are found and Centre Region, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon Timyu exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taimyu919/
Timuyu918/
Thimyu911/
Timeyu911/
Timaiyu8314/
Taimuyu837/
Timoyou831/
Teimeyu831/
Tiomuyu831/
Timiu8016/
Timoyius775/
Tumuyu73466/
Timeau73151/
Timius7341/
Taimiu7335/
Timiou7332/
Timjou7319/
Timiju736/
Tumeyu732/
Thimiu732/
Timéus731/
Thimju731/
Thumyu731/
Temuyu731/
Timeiu731/
Timiud731/
Timihou6715/
Timmius6711/
Teamuyu673/
Tumaiyu671/
Timehiu671/
Tiemiuy671/
Titmius671/

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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 Timyu
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