Zakarim Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Zakarim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zakarim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Zakarim (14) may also be a first name.

Zakarim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zakarim is more frequently found in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zakarim? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,812,366th most frequently occurring family name globally It is held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 55 percent of Zakarim are found; 45 percent are found in West Africa and 45 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used first name globally It is held by 14 people.

The surname Zakarim is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 5,898,845. In Malaysia Zakarim is most numerous in: Kelantan, where 60 percent reside, Pahang, where 20 percent reside and Perak, where 20 percent reside. Outside of Malaysia Zakarim exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 27 percent reside and Niger, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zaikarim931/
Zakharim931/
Zakerim86876/
Sakarim8630/
Zacarim8614/
Jakarim862/
Jadkarim80252/
Zaccarim803/
Jaukarim802/
Jackarim802/
Sakarem7119/
Sekarim7113/
Sakerim711/
Sakareem674/
Sakaream672/
Sokkarim671/
Jadkareem63239/
Sekerim5713/
Socarim571/
Secarim571/
Chacarem531/

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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 Zakarim
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