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) is borne by more people in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Maqam? popularity and diffusion
Maqam is the 157,924th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,632,784 people. The last name Maqam is mostly found in Asia, where 65 percent of Maqam live; 64 percent live in South Asia and 64 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 298,585th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 757 people.
It is most frequently held in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 1,229 people, or 1 in 26,162. In Afghanistan Maqam is most common in: Nangarhar, where 21 percent are found, Paktika, where 20 percent are found and Kabul, where 18 percent are found. Outside of Afghanistan this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 30 percent are found and Iran, where 18 percent are found.
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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