Nuzam Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Nuzam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nuzam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Nuzam (12) may also be a first name.

Nuzam Last Name Facts

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

Nuzam (Marathi: नुझम, Russian: Нузам) is found most in Malaysia. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Nuzam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nuzam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,213,395th most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Nuzam live; 71 percent live in Southeast Asia and 71 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Nuzam is also the 3,306,491st most widely held first name worldwide, held by 12 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 2,949,422. In Malaysia Nuzam is primarily concentrated in: Kelantan, where 60 percent reside, Kuala Lumpur, where 30 percent reside and Penang, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Malaysia Nuzam exists in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 14 percent reside and Pakistan, where 7 percent reside.

Nuzam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nuzam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nuzam surname decreased 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nurzam9166/
Nauzam911/
Nurzham8315/
Nurzaim831/
Nizam8059,795/
Nusam80111/
Nujam8044/
Nozam807/
Nuzan804/
Nucam802/
Nuzom801/
Nizaam735,901/
Nujaim73368/
Nidzam73188/
Nucham7376/
Nizzam7359/
Nauzan7358/
Norzam7353/
Nizham7341/
Nguzan7333/
Nussam7332/
Nurzan7329/
Niezam7312/
Nausam739/
Nouzan738/
Nuzhan735/
Noujam734/
Nuzang733/
Naujam732/
Nitzam732/
Nousam731/
Nuceam731/
Nusaim731/
Nujaym731/
Nuujam731/
Nizaim731/
Hnujam731/
Neusam730/
Noujaim671,031/
Nurzhan67448/
Nurzain67194/
Nutcham6758/
Noudjam6719/
Ngusham679/
Norzaim675/
Ngutsam674/
Nushaum673/
Nausham673/
Nouijam673/
Nouzoum672/
Niezaam672/
Nouzsan671/
Neusham671/
Nutzhom671/
Nuehsam671/
Nusgaum671/
Neuzane671/
Nourzan671/
Nouzang671/
Noujaïm671/
Ngousam671/
Ngussam671/
Gnouzan671/
Neuzean671/
Naujaim671/
Nuchaim671/
Nucheam671/
Nizhham671/
Nidzham671/
Nhucham671/
Nuscaum670/

Nuzam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nuzam in the Marathi language
नुझमnujhama80
नुझामnujhama20
Nuzam in the Russian language
Нузамnuzam-

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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
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  • 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 Nuzam
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