Nizam Surname

9,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59,795 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Maldives

Nizam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nizam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh13,0671:12,195978
Malaysia11,2221:2,628390
Sri Lanka7,4551:2,791384
Pakistan7,3071:24,4481,303
Afghanistan4,5281:7,101586
Turkey3,8001:20,4792,412
India3,3581:228,42913,428
United Arab Emirates1,5891:5,766734
Saudi Arabia1,5111:20,4212,846
Indonesia1,2691:104,21510,711
Maldives6351:63672
Iraq4981:70,3252,410
United States3591:1,009,63574,488
Lebanon3451:16,3392,160
Iran3421:224,51017,544
Qatar3091:7,631826
Yemen3091:85,5195,604
Singapore2441:22,573892
Kuwait2221:17,1202,252
Greece1961:56,5309,431
Northern Cyprus1951:1,636164
Bulgaria1881:37,1222,786
England1781:313,02323,520
Canada1251:294,76527,374
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Guyana701:10,8891,593
Russia531:2,719,303152,706
Thailand391:1,811,240225,763
Australia301:899,85754,700
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Syria271:714,8535,897
Kazakhstan191:930,65856,702
Bosnia and Herzegovina171:208,02411,299
Oman151:245,8654,150
Cyprus151:58,9925,768
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Trinidad and Tobago101:136,3987,940
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Azerbaijan61:1,608,18720,863
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
China51:273,464,31313,838
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Fiji41:223,5982,635
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
France11:66,422,722504,397
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Nizam (151,632) may also be a first name.

Nizam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nizam (Arabic: نزام, Bengali: নিজাম, Dhivehi: ު‫ނިޡާމް, Georgian: ნიზამ, Hindi: निज़ाम, Marathi: िनज़ाम, Oriya: ନିଜାମ, Russian: Низам) is held by more people in Bangladesh than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nizam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 9,459th most common last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 121,876 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Nizam reside; 61 percent reside in South Asia and 43 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 6,921st most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 151,632 people.

The surname Nizam is most frequently held in Bangladesh, where it is held by 13,067 people, or 1 in 12,195. Aside from Bangladesh this last name occurs in 86 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 19 percent reside and Sri Lanka, where 12 percent reside.

Nizam Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Nizam surname is primarily Shiite (73%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Nizam last name are 15.01% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 68.24% being registered with the political party.

The amount Nizam earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 17.12% more than the national average, earning R 278,316 per year; in United States they earn 25.41% more than the national average, earning $54,114 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.22% more than the national average, earning $49,790 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nizaam915,901/
Nidzam91188/
Nizamd91108/
Naizam91106/
Nizzam9159/
Nizame9141/
Nizham9141/
Ngizam9112/
Niezam9112/
Nizamn915/
Niziam913/
Nitzam912/
Nizamt912/
Niszam911/
Nizaim911/
Niezaam832/
Ngoizam831/
Nizhham831/
Nizxzam831/
Nidhzam831/
Nidzham831/
Nijam8010,710/
Nezam804,584/
Nizan801,272/
Nisam801,123/
Nizom80144/
Nicam80110/
Nyzam8048/
Nuzam8014/
Nixam803/
Nişam801/
Nýzam801/
Nizamova7725,376/
Nisham73965/
Nicham73326/
Nissam73313/
Naisam7395/
Naicam7379/
Nijham7373/
Nidzom7369/
Naijam7345/
Neezam7343/
Nijaam7338/
Nizane7333/
Nijame7328/
Nizang7326/
Nizhom7320/
Nisame7320/
Ngizan7319/
Nezaim7318/
Ngisam7316/
Nizian7312/
Nisiam7312/
Nezaam7311/
Nizzan738/
Nijjam737/
Naizan736/
Nezame735/
Nixham735/
Noijam735/
Neijam734/
Nisaam734/
Nizain733/
Nirzan733/
Nitsam732/
Noisam732/
Nisamm732/
Gnizan732/
Niezom732/
Nizand732/
Najzam731/
Nigiam731/
Nisamc731/
Negiam731/
Nesiam731/
Niziom731/
Nizoom731/
Nihjam731/
Nicsam731/
Neazam731/
Nedzam731/
Noicam731/
Nijamm731/
Ni'sam731/
Nizhamova711/
Nizhang6723/
Neisham6719/
Naizain6719/
Noicham6716/
Nishaam6713/
Nizanth677/
Ngoisam677/
Neydzam675/
Naijham674/
Naissam674/
Nisaaim674/
Ngaisam674/
Nishamm673/
Nisaham673/
Nouijam673/
Nitcham672/
Naijaam671/
Noisame671/
Nischam671/
Nishaum671/
Nizahan671/
Nizatin671/
Nesiamm671/
Neizoum671/
N'Hizan671/
Niss'am671/
Nizaane671/
Nizzane671/
Gnissam671/
Gnizane671/
Naizhan671/
Neadzam671/
Nissham671/
Niesham671/

Nizam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nizam in the Georgian language
ნიზამnizam-
Nizam in the Bengali language
নিজামnijama-
Nizam in the Hindi language
निज़ामnizama85.89
निजामnijama11.88
निज़ामnizama1.99
नीज़ामnizama0.03
नीजमnijama0.03
निज़ाम़nizama0.03
नीज़ामnizama0.03
नीजामnijama0.03
निजा़मnijama0.03
Nizam in the Oriya language
ନିଜାମnijama80.77
ନିଜାମ୍nijam19.23
Nizam in the Dhivehi language
ު‫ނިޡާމްuniam66.67
ނިޡާމ‬niam33.33
Nizam in the Marathi language
िनज़ामinazama28.89
नीझामnijhama22.22
नीजामnijama15.56
इमामimama8.89
नािजमnaijama6.67
नीझमnijhama6.67
निसमnisama4.44
ईमामimama2.22
नीजमnijama2.22
निझमnijhama2.22
Nizam in the Russian language
Низамnizam-
Nizam in the Arabic language
نزامnzam-

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