Zam-Zam Surname
Approximately 790 people bear this surname
Zam-Zam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 481 | 1:28,258 | 3,335 |
| Indonesia | 279 | 1:474,011 | 39,120 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 4 | 1:1,493,164 | 71,188 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Zam-Zam (12,004) may also be a first name.
Zam-Zam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zam-Zam Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zam-Zam (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺯﻣﺰﺍﻡ, Russian: Зам-зам) is more commonly found in Chad than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Zam-Zam click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zam-Zam? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 434,913th most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 9,224,742 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 62 percent of Zam-Zam live; 61 percent live in West Africa and 61 percent live in Chadic Africa. Zam-Zam is also the 54,148th most frequent given name in the world, borne by 12,004 people.
The last name Zam-Zam is most commonly occurring in Chad, where it is held by 481 people, or 1 in 28,258. Without taking into account Chad it exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 35 percent live and Malaysia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zam-Zami | 93 | 37 | / |
| Zamzam | 92 | 18,583 | / |
| Zamo-Zamo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Zamu-Zamu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Zamzami | 86 | 9,614 | / |
| Zamzamy | 86 | 1,071 | / |
| Zam Zam | 86 | 42 | / |
| Zamzama | 86 | 32 | / |
| Zamzame | 86 | 5 | / |
| Zamazam | 86 | 5 | / |
| Zamzzam | 86 | 3 | / |
| Zamzamu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Zamuzam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zamzaam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zamzeam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zamzamo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zamizam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zamzm | 83 | 153 | / |
| Zamzamah | 80 | 111 | / |
| Zamzammy | 80 | 61 | / |
| Zamzamie | 80 | 50 | / |
| Zamazama | 80 | 46 | / |
| Zamzammi | 80 | 10 | / |
| Zamozamo | 80 | 6 | / |
| Zamuzamu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Zamzameh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Zamzaimi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zamzamiu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zamezame | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zamzamey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zamzem | 77 | 53 | / |
| Zamsam | 77 | 13 | / |
| Zamzmi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Zamzom | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zamzammah | 75 | 19 | / |
| Zamzamiah | 75 | 5 | / |
| Zama Zama | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zam Zamou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zmzm | 73 | 466 | / |
| Zamzemi | 71 | 171 | / |
| Sam-Sam | 71 | 117 | / |
| Zamzoom | 71 | 101 | / |
| Zamzoum | 71 | 24 | / |
| Zamzima | 71 | 15 | / |
| Zamzamiyah | 71 | 15 | / |
| Zamzumi | 71 | 9 | / |
| Zamzimi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Zamsami | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zamazmi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zamzimah | 67 | 31 | / |
| Zamzoumi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Zamzumah | 67 | 8 | / |
| Zmzmy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zmzmi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zmezm | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zamasamy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zm Zm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zemzm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sam-Sama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zamzooma | 67 | 1 | / |
Zam-Zam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zam-Zam in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺯﻣﺰﺍﻡ | zmzam | - |
| Zam-Zam in the Russian language | ||
| Зам-зам | zam-zam | - |
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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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- 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 Zam-Zam
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