Zagwam Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Zagwam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Zagwam Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Zagwam Last Name Facts

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

Zagwam occurs most in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Zagwam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zagwam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Zagwam occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zagwam are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Benue, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zangwam921/
Zagwan837/
Sagwam831/
Sagwame776/
Zaghwan773/
Shagwam771/
Zaghwaan711/
Zakwan671,059/
Jagwan67256/
Sagwan67232/
Zaqwan6715/
Zaguan6713/
Zagban679/
Cagwan675/
Segwam673/
Sogwam671/
Zeguam671/
Saguam671/
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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 Zagwam
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