Tyem Surname

214,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,917 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Tyem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tyem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,9141:92,5516,407
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tyem (179) may also be a first name.

Tyem Last Name Facts

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

Tyem occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tyem? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 214,545th most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,801,537 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tyem reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tyem is also the 681,368th most commonly used given name world-wide It is held by 179 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,914 people, or 1 in 92,551. In Nigeria Tyem is most numerous in: Plateau, where 48 percent live, Benue, where 21 percent live and Niger, where 13 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 0 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Tyem Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (90%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tayem891,922/
Tuyem89161/
Tiyem8989/
Toyem8934/
Tyiem896/
Teyem894/
Tyoem894/
Tayyem80563/
Tayeme8078/
Touyem8064/
Toyeme8045/
Tioyem8026/
Tayiem8019/
Teyeme8016/
Tyghem8013/
Tyohem8010/
Tuyeme808/
Tayeem805/
Taiyem804/
Tiyeme803/
Tyheim802/
Taayem801/
Tyoyem801/
Teyiem801/
Teeyem801/
Toyhem801/
Tiem752,703/
Teum751,946/
Team75652/
Teem75302/
Toem75170/
Taem75146/
Taym75136/
Tuem7578/
Teim7576/
Tjem7548/
Tiym752/
Tuym751/
Toym751/
Tyim751/
Tjym751/
Tyjm751/
Tgem751/
Thayeem736/
Tyoheem731/
Tiyehme731/
Thiyeme731/
Teame679,258/
Thiem678,754/
Tejam672,798/
Tayam672,544/
Tayum671,164/
Tayim67822/
Theim67568/
Teyim67360/
Tayom67354/
Theam67332/
Tiyam67128/
Tayme67105/
Toyam6790/
Tieme6783/
Tajem6779/
Tijem6779/
Tuyam6779/
Taiym6773/
Tiehm6759/
Teume6741/
Touem6741/
Tehem6737/
Ttiem6733/
Tuyom6733/
Toyom6731/
Teham6730/
Teyum6723/
Teyam6722/
Teime6717/
Theum6715/
Tiyom6714/
Taiem6713/
Tjeme6711/
Tehim6711/
Tyiam677/
Tihem676/
Towem676/
Toemh676/
Teuam674/
Tojem673/
Tejim673/
Tauem673/
Thaym673/
Toyim673/
Teaim673/
Tejem673/
Tuyim673/
Tiemm673/
Tieem672/
Teyme672/
Tawem672/
Tejom672/
Teyom672/
Teiam672/
Toiem672/
Teasm671/
Teihm671/
Teumm671/
Tieam671/
Tyiom671/
Toyme671/
Tyime671/
Teuym671/
Teeim671/
Tayym671/
Tahym671/
Tjeem671/
Ttjym671/

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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 Tyem
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