Amzam Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Amzam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amzam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Amzam (21) may also be a first name.

Amzam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Amzam (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺰﺍﻡ) is more commonly found in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amzam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,772,636th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Amzam live; 65 percent live in Southeast Asia and 65 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 21 people.

The surname Amzam is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 2,681,293. In Malaysia it is most common in: Kelantan, where 36 percent live, Terengganu, where 36 percent live and Kuala Lumpur, where 27 percent live. Outside of Malaysia it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 24 percent live and India, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hamzam9159/
Aimzam911/
Hamdzam835/
Hamzahm832/
Amzaham831/
Hamzham831/
Hamzamt831/
Anzam80207/
Amzan80125/
Amsam80111/
Amjam8024/
Amcam803/
Hamzan73396/
Amzane73342/
Amzian73216/
Ganzam73110/
Gamsam7351/
Hamsam7347/
Amzand7341/
Gamzom7339/
Amcham7321/
Hamjam7316/
Amsham7312/
Hanzam736/
Anzame735/
Amsamh734/
Amsiam734/
Amtsam733/
Gamzan733/
Amsamk732/
Amnjam732/
Eamzan732/
Amrzan731/
Amzang731/
Aamjam731/
Aamzan731/
Amzant731/
Amsame731/
Amzain731/
Amjaam731/
Amgiam731/
Aamsam731/
Anrzam731/
Hamzane67902/
Hamzian67245/
Hemrzam6752/
Amtcham6732/
Hamzaan678/
Eamseam674/
Ağamcam674/
Amzaine672/
Amchame672/
Hamzanh672/
Hamzjan671/
Hamsham671/
Amsamhe671/
Hamzain671/
Gamsham671/
Hamsaim671/

Amzam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Amzam in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﺰﺍﻡamzam-

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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 Amzam
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