Tyame Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Tyame Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tyame Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537

Tyame Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tyame (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺗﻴﺎﻡ) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tyame? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,063,924th most widespread last name on earth, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. Tyame occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tyame are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 60 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Tyame is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Benue, where 100 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 20 percent reside and Mauritania, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tyamer914/
Teame809,258/
Tyama8073/
Tiame8061/
Tyami8014/
Tjame801/
Theyyame771/
Thiame73716/
Tyomee73205/
Teameh7319/
Tjamei7313/
Teamey7313/
Toyome739/
Tehame735/
Tyosme734/
Tiamey734/
Tiameu734/
Tjames734/
Tayome733/
Thyami733/
Tiamei732/
Tiamee732/
Tjamea732/
Tjiame732/
Tyamay731/
Tyamma731/
Tihame731/
Tyaama731/
Theame731/
Taiome731/
Teamee731/
Teamei731/
Tyhome731/
Teoyme730/
Thyhatmer716/
Tehamer67122/
Thiamea6721/
Taiyama6719/
Tihamäe678/
Tyomeer676/
Toiyama675/
Tihamer675/
Tiammee672/
Tjahmed672/
Teammee671/
Thiamee671/
Toyyama671/
Tiammet671/
Tiahmed671/
Tayyama671/
Thehame671/
Taijame671/

Tyame Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tyame in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺗﻴﺎﻡatyam-

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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 Tyame
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