Al Zam Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Al Zam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Zam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
Pakistan281:6,380,13937,476
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Al Zam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Al Zam occurs in Iraq more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Zam? popularity and diffusion

Al Zam is the 2,460,878th most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. The last name Al Zam is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Zam live; 52 percent live in West Asia and 51 percent live in Levant.

This surname is most widely held in Iraq, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 1,129,731. Not including Iraq this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 46 percent live and Malaysia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Zaim923,416/
Al Zamt92369/
Al Zamh925/
Al Zamk921/
Al Zame921/
Al Zahm921/
Al Zaam921/
Al Zaitm862/
Al Zaaim861/
Al Zamgh861/
Al Sam8323/
Al Zan836/
Al-Zam833/
Al Jam832/
Al Cam831/
Al Zaymeh801/
Al Zaitim801/
Al Zaheem801/
Al Zain7721,173/
Al Sham773,044/
Al Siam77728/
Al Jame77361/
Al Zand77357/
Al-Zaim77219/
Al Jaim77207/
Al Zaan7712/
Al Saim777/
Al Seam772/
Al Cham772/
Al Same771/
Al Zang771/
Al-Zahm771/
Al-Zajm771/
Al Jasem71325/
Al Jasim71211/
Al Zainh7143/
Al Saham7136/
Al Zankh714/
Al Shame713/
Al Shaim711/
Al Zaine711/
Al Jaume711/
Al-Zaaim711/
Al Zahnh711/
Al Jassim6752,289/
Al Saheem671,786/
Al-Zan67711/
Al Shaham67671/
Al Jassem6765/
Al-Sam6736/
Al San674/
Al Som673/
Al Jan672/
Al-Jam671/
Al-Zhasem671/
Al Zon671/

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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 Al Zam
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