Tyam Surname

224,112th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,816 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Tyam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tyam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia9041:17,1321,216
South Africa4971:109,00913,123
Nigeria3571:496,19824,800
India221:34,866,608408,224
Lesotho111:184,77813,836
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Tyam (1,729) may also be a first name.

Tyam Last Name Facts

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

Tyam (Russian: Тям) is found in Cambodia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tyam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 224,112th most frequently held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 4,012,966 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 51 percent of Tyam live; 50 percent live in Southeast Asia and 50 percent live in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 184,577th most frequent given name in the world, held by 1,729 people.

It is most frequently held in Cambodia, where it is borne by 904 people, or 1 in 17,132. In Cambodia Tyam is most numerous in: Siem Reap Province, where 45 percent reside, Battambang Province, where 35 percent reside and Pursat Province, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Cambodia this last name occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 27 percent reside and Nigeria, where 20 percent reside.

Tyam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tyam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tyam surname declined 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tyam Last Name Statistics demography

Tyam earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 15.95% less than the national average, earning R 199,728 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thyam89884/
Tyham8928/
Tayyam8058/
Taiyam806/
Toyeam805/
Tayeam801/
Teyyam801/
Teiyam801/
Tejyam801/
Tiam753,848/
Team75652/
Tyom75398/
Tjam75249/
Thaiyam731,423/
Tyamova7331/
Thayyam737/
Thayiam734/
Taayamm733/
Thuiyam731/
Thiam67309,236/
Tijam67594/
Tayom67354/
Tjiam67195/
Tajom6799/
Tiham6769/
Tiame6761/
Tuyom6733/
Taiom6732/
Toyom6731/
Teham6730/
Tjaum6721/
Tyotm676/
Tjham676/
Teaam674/
Teyom672/
Htiam672/
Tiahm671/
Thaayamm671/
Tjaim671/
Tieam671/
Taayyamm671/
Theyyame671/
Dtiam671/
Tjame671/
Tiamm670/
Thyom670/

Tyam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tyam in the Russian language
Тямtam-

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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 Tyam
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