Zaamen Surname
Approximately 7,740 people bear this surname
Zaamen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 7,739 | 1:4,155 | 415 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Zaamen (2,165) may also be a first name.
Zaamen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zaamen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zaamen is found in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zaamen? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 64,619th most frequently used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 941,543 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Zaamen are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Zaamen is also the 161,154th most numerous given name internationally. It is borne by 2,165 people.
This last name is most common in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 7,739 people, or 1 in 4,155. In Afghanistan Zaamen is most numerous in: Daykundi, where 37 percent live, Bamyan, where 16 percent live and Kabul, where 15 percent live. Not including Afghanistan this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 0 percent live.
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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 Zaamen
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