Izam Surname
Approximately 1,811 people bear this surname
Izam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 787 | 1:37,477 | 3,099 |
| Nigeria | 532 | 1:332,975 | 18,161 |
| Indonesia | 166 | 1:796,682 | 60,566 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 1:234,930 | 15,673 |
| Northern Cyprus | 23 | 1:13,870 | 3,613 |
| Chile | 18 | 1:978,693 | 19,774 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Niger | 11 | 1:1,744,729 | 34,351 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Algeria | 7 | 1:5,518,793 | 51,529 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
Izam (1,277) may also be a first name.
Izam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Izam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Izam (Hindi: ईसम, Russian: Изам) is found most frequently in Malaysia. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Izam.
How Common Is The Last Name Izam? popularity and diffusion
It is the 224,610th most widely held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 4,024,045 people. The surname Izam is primarily found in Asia, where 58 percent of Izam reside; 53 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 53 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Izam is also the 220,641st most frequently held forename internationally, held by 1,277 people.
The surname Izam is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is borne by 787 people, or 1 in 37,477. In Malaysia Izam is most frequent in: Selangor, where 26 percent reside, Perak, where 14 percent reside and Johor, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Malaysia this surname exists in 26 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 29 percent reside and Indonesia, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Izam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Izam in the Hindi language | ||
| ईसम | isama | - |
| Izam in the Russian language | ||
| Изам | izam | - |
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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 Izam
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