Muzahim Surname

101,509th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,652 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Palestine

Muzahim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muzahim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen1,9681:13,4271,567
Iraq1,5821:22,1381,230
Palestine5561:8,1811,713
Lebanon3971:14,1991,976
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Muzahim (2,506) may also be a first name.

Muzahim Last Name Facts

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

Muzahim (Arabic: مزاحم) is carried by more people in Yemen than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muzahim? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 101,509th most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,566,540 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Muzahim live; 97 percent live in West Asia and 55 percent live in Levant. It is also the 147,429th most numerous first name on earth It is held by 2,506 people.

This surname is most frequent in Yemen, where it is borne by 1,968 people, or 1 in 13,427. In Yemen Muzahim is most common in: Abyan Governorate, where 21 percent live, Ibb Governorate, where 18 percent live and Al Bayda Governorate, where 15 percent live. Barring Yemen this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 34 percent live and Palestine, where 12 percent live.

Muzahim Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Shiite (98%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

Muzahim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muzahim in the Arabic language
مزاحمmzahm-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Muzahim
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