Dzaayem Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Dzaayem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dzaayem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria771:2,300,55577,632
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Dzaayem Last Name Facts

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

Dzaayem occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dzaayem? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,136,387th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. Dzaayem is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Dzaayem live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Dzaayem is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 77 people, or 1 in 2,300,555. In Nigeria Dzaayem is primarily found in: Benue, where 97 percent are found, Kaduna, where 1 percent are found and Kano, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zaayem92698/
Zaaiyem864/
Zaayeem861/
Dzaayen861/
Zaaem835/
Zaayen7728/
Zayyem777/
Zaayim772/
Zaaiem771/
Zaem731,189/
Zyem731/
Dzoyeum713/
Zaayeen712/
Zahem671,021/
Zaïem675/

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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 Dzaayem
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis