Za'im Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Za'im Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Za'im Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia281:1,053,36546,873
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Za'im (50) may also be a first name.

Za'im Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Za'im Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Za'im is found in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Za'im? popularity and diffusion

The surname Za'im is the 3,485,539th most numerous family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name Za'im is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Za'im reside; 97 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 97 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Za'im is also the 1,412,538th most commonly occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 50 people.

The last name Za'im is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 1,053,365. In Malaysia Za'im is mostly found in: Kelantan, where 32 percent live, Selangor, where 32 percent live and Johor, where 21 percent live. Aside from Malaysia Za'im occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zahim801,823/
Zaeim8060/
Sa'im807/
Zeaim802/
Ja'im801/
Za'in801/
Zaesim736/
Zaayim732/
Zouaim732/
Sha'im731/
Za'ien731/
Zaaiem731/
Zahgim731/
Zaem671,189/
Zaaiyem674/

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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 Za'im
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