Maqam Surname
Approximately 2,768 people bear this surname
Maqam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 1,229 | 1:26,162 | 1,208 |
| South Africa | 844 | 1:64,192 | 8,075 |
| Iran | 512 | 1:149,966 | 13,168 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Pakistan | 34 | 1:5,254,232 | 33,450 |
| Yemen | 16 | 1:1,651,581 | 12,512 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Maqam (757) may also be a first name.
Maqam Demographics
Average Maqam Salary in
South Africa
R 105,504
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Maqam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maqam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Maqam (Arabic: مقام) has its highest incidence in Afghanistan. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maqam? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 157,924th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,632,784 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 65 percent of Maqam live; 64 percent live in South Asia and 64 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Maqam is also the 298,585th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 757 people.
The last name Maqam is most prevalent in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 1,229 people, or 1 in 26,162. In Afghanistan it is most common in: Nangarhar, where 21 percent reside, Paktika, where 20 percent reside and Kabul, where 18 percent reside. Without taking into account Afghanistan this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 30 percent reside and Iran, where 18 percent reside.
Maqam Last Name Statistics demography
Maqam earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 55.6% less than the national average, earning R 105,504 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maqam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maqam in the Arabic language | ||
| مقام | mqam | - |
| مقيم | mqym | - |
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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 Maqam
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