Zaham Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Zaham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zaham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France421:1,581,493147,826
Malaysia401:737,35634,564
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
India91:85,229,487684,495
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Zaham (56) may also be a first name.

Zaham Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zaham (Arabic: زاحم, Marathi: झहाम) is more frequently found in France than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Zaham click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zaham? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,459,453rd most common surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 49,914,698 people. Zaham occurs mostly in Asia, where 43 percent of Zaham reside; 29 percent reside in Western Europe and 29 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Zaham is also the 1,321,957th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 56 people.

This last name is most commonly used in France, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 1,581,493. In France Zaham is most prevalent in: Occitanie, where 52 percent live, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 36 percent live and Île-de-France, where 7 percent live. Outside of France this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 27 percent live and Nigeria, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zahaam911/
Zahm891,847/
Zaam891,148/
Zham8967/
Zaaim80760/
Dzham80106/
Zaaym809/
Dzaam804/
Zhaim803/
Za'am803/
Zhaam802/
Zaaam801/
Zaamh801/
Ziahm801/
Zhham801/
Zam7519,464/
Za'aim734/
Cham67100,790/
Zaim6720,692/
Zohm671,028/
Zaum67523/
Tzam67221/
Zaym67210/
Hzam6763/
Zamm6745/
Zamh6715/
Caam6715/
Tchaham6711/
Dzam6710/
Zaïm6710/
Zhom679/
Zeam672/
Czam671/
Za'm671/
Çham671/

Zaham Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zaham in the Marathi language
झहामjhahama-
Zaham in the Arabic language
زاحمzahm-
زحامzham-

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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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  • 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 Zaham
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