Zoyem Surname

799,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 351 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Zoyem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zoyem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon3471:59,8537,706
France11:66,422,722504,397
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Zoyem Last Name Facts

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

Zoyem is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Zoyem click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zoyem? popularity and diffusion

It is the 799,576th most common surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 20,762,239 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Zoyem are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 99 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 347 people, or 1 in 59,853. In Cameroon Zoyem is most common in: Littoral Region, where 32 percent reside, Centre Region, where 31 percent reside and West Region, where 26 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in France, where 0 percent reside and Rwanda, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dzoyem91776/
Zoyiem911/
Zohyem911/
Zoem8963/
Zyem891/
Zouyeme833/
Dzoyeem831/
Dzohyem831/
Soyem80120/
Zoyim80115/
Hzoym8053/
Zayem8042/
Zouem8011/
Zeyem8010/
Joyem807/
Zoyen802/
Zuyem801/
Ziyem801/
Zohym801/
Coyem800/
Dzoyim7346/
Soyeme7337/
Djoyem7330/
Tsoyem7329/
Zoueme7319/
Zayeem7314/
Zoyane7311/
Shoyem737/
Zouyen736/
Joycem733/
Dzayem732/
Soyeem731/
Souyem731/
Sooyem731/
Dzoyam731/
Zayeme731/
Zoiyne731/
Zaem671,189/
Zeem67993/
Syem67656/
Zouyane67399/
Zeim67331/
Zoum67303/
Soem67275/
Zaym67210/
Coym67149/
Zoen6743/
Zouyene6722/
Zoim6714/
Zoyn6712/
Joym678/
Zyen673/
Zuem673/
Zejm673/
Zeam672/
Djouyem672/
Zeum671/
Soym671/
Zouyten671/
Chooyem671/

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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
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  • 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 Zoyem
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