Zaayem Surname

478,427th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 698 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Zaayem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zaayem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6981:253,78614,642

Zaayem (86) may also be a first name.

Zaayem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zaayem is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zaayem? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 478,427th most widespread surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 10,440,610 people. The surname Zaayem occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zaayem reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Zaayem is also the 1,032,266th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 86 people.

Zaayem is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 698 people, or 1 in 253,786. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 88 percent are found, Nasarawa, where 5 percent are found and Taraba, where 3 percent are found.

Zaayem Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dzaayem9278/
Zaaiyem924/
Zaayeem921/
Zaaem915/
Zaayen8328/
Zayyem837/
Saayem834/
Zaayim832/
Zaaiem831/
Zaem801,189/
Zyem801/
Zaayeen772/
Jahayem771/
Sahayem771/
Zaeem731,952/
Zahem731,021/
Saaem73119/
Zaeim7360/
Zaïem735/
Zaeme735/
Zyeme732/
Zaemn731/
Zaiyeeem711/
Sayaem67144/
Zayein6713/
Chaaem6711/
Zaesim676/
Zaetem673/
Sayiem672/
Caiyem672/
Sayyem671/
Zoyiem671/
Zayeyn671/
Zeuyem671/
Saayen671/
Saaiem671/
Zhaeem671/
Saiyem671/
Saayim671/
Jaiyem671/

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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 Zaayem
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