Zaighem Surname

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

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Zaighem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zaighem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania281:146,2458,155
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Zaighem (18) may also be a first name.

Zaighem Last Name Facts

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

Zaighem (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺰﻳﻘﻢ) has its highest incidence in Mauritania. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zaighem? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zaighem is the 3,485,539th most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Zaighem reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 18 people.

The last name Zaighem is most prevalent in Mauritania, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 146,245. In Mauritania it is mostly concentrated in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 32 percent live, Brakna Region, where 25 percent live and Gorgol Region, where 21 percent live. Excluding Mauritania Zaighem is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 9 percent live and Algeria, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zaigheem931/
Zaigheim931/
Zighem922,830/
Zaghem9213/
Zeighem86284/
Ziaghem8626/
Zigheum8610/
Zagheem867/
Zagheam862/
Zihghem861/
Zaighim861/
Zigem834/
Zagem832/
Zeigheme804/
Z'Eighem801/
Zayeghem801/
Zeigheim801/
Zaghim7713/
Zaguem7711/
Jighem778/
Zeghem773/
Ziguem772/
Zeigem772/
Zaigim771/
Zigiem771/
Zighim771/
Zageem771/
Ziagem771/
Zeigheime751/
Sagheim7135/
Zeighim7127/
Zakgeym7116/
Sigheim7111/
Sayigem715/
Sagehem714/
Zaghaim714/
Djaghem712/
Zeiguem712/
Zigueme712/
Zeyghem711/
Zaghuim711/
Zegheym711/
Zayghim711/
Jigem67189/
Sagem67129/
Zagim6793/
Sigem6722/
Zegem6712/
Jagem677/
Cigem671/
Gigem671/
Zeigueme671/
Zeighime671/

Zaighem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zaighem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺰﻳﻘﻢalzyqm76.92
ﺍﻟﺰﻳﻐﻢalzyghm23.08

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zaighem
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