Yanyam Surname

668,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 448 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Chad

Yanyam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yanyam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad3851:35,3044,109
Nigeria331:5,367,962136,856
India161:47,941,586492,263
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Yanyam (8,372) may also be a first name.

Yanyam Last Name Facts

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

Yanyam is found most in Chad. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yanyam? popularity and diffusion

Yanyam is the 668,257th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 16,266,844 people. The last name Yanyam is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Yanyam are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 86 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Yanyam is also the 68,997th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 8,372 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Chad, where it is borne by 385 people, or 1 in 35,304. Besides Chad it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 7 percent are found and India, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yagnam83568/
Janyam8384/
Yaniam8314/
Yanjam831/
Yanham831/
Yonyam831/
Yanyom831/
Janjyam77175/
Yangiam7770/
Yanajom772/
Janyame771/
Yaniham771/
Yangniam714/
Yanhayom711/
Yangnaim711/
Janjam671,155/
Janiam6712/
Jagnam677/
Janyom676/
Yanjom673/
Yanhom672/
Janham672/
Eaneam671/
Yognam671/
Ianham671/
Janeam671/
Yangoijam671/
Ianjam671/

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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 Yanyam
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