Dzarma Surname

394,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 895 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Dzarma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dzarma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria8661:204,55312,218
Cameroon271:769,22554,005
Iceland11:380,09011,096
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Dzarma (333) may also be a first name.

Dzarma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dzarma is most common in Nigeria. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dzarma? popularity and diffusion

Dzarma is the 394,524th most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 8,142,509 people. Dzarma is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dzarma are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 479,726th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 333 people.

The last name Dzarma is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 866 people, or 1 in 204,553. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Adamawa, where 67 percent live, Borno, where 10 percent live and Kaduna, where 5 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 3 percent live and Iceland, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dzarmah9272/
Zarma912,333/
Zarmai83882/
Zharma8312/
Dsarma836/
Zarmay833/
Dzarme833/
Dzarmo831/
Dzarmi831/
Zarrma831/
Zarmah831/
Dzierma7764/
Dsharma773/
Zearmah771/
Dsarmah771/
Carma734,601/
Zorma73502/
Zarmo73408/
Zarmi73287/
Zerma73230/
Zarme7331/
Zarmy735/
Ciarma67461/
Charma67242/
Zormah6730/
Zormaa6725/
Tjarma6715/
Zermay6710/
Dzermo679/
Carmai679/
Zarmou676/
Carmea675/
Carmoa674/
Zarmiy674/
Carmay672/
Carmau672/
Zarmey672/
Zaurmo671/
Carmma671/
Zourma671/
Zormai671/
Zairmo671/
Carrma671/

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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 Dzarma
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