Zam Zam Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Zam Zam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 23 | 1:1,697,360 | 58,907 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Zam Zam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zam Zam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zam Zam is most common in Uganda. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Zam Zam.
How Common Is The Last Name Zam Zam? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,017,195th most prevalent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name Zam Zam occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Zam Zam are found; 55 percent are found in East Africa and 52 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 1,697,360. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Kampala District, where 48 percent reside, Luweero District, where 35 percent reside and Kween District, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Uganda it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in England, where 24 percent reside and Egypt, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zamzam | 92 | 18,583 | / |
| Zama Zama | 88 | 1 | / |
| Zam Zamou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Zamzami | 86 | 9,614 | / |
| Zamzamy | 86 | 1,071 | / |
| Zam-Zam | 86 | 790 | / |
| 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 | / |
| Zm Zm | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zamzamah | 80 | 111 | / |
| Zamzammy | 80 | 61 | / |
| Zamzamie | 80 | 50 | / |
| Zamazama | 80 | 46 | / |
| Zam-Zami | 80 | 37 | / |
| Zamzammi | 80 | 10 | / |
| Zamozamo | 80 | 6 | / |
| Zamuzamu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Zamzameh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Zamzamey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zamezame | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zamzamiu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zamzaimi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zamzem | 77 | 53 | / |
| Zamsam | 77 | 13 | / |
| Zamzmi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Zamzom | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zamzammah | 75 | 19 | / |
| Zamzamiah | 75 | 5 | / |
| Zamo-Zamo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zamu-Zamu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zmzm | 73 | 466 | / |
| Zamzemi | 71 | 171 | / |
| Zamzoom | 71 | 101 | / |
| Zamzoum | 71 | 24 | / |
| Zamzamiyah | 71 | 15 | / |
| Zamzima | 71 | 15 | / |
| Sam Sam | 71 | 14 | / |
| 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 | / |
| Samu Sam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zemzm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zamzooma | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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