Zamau Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Zamau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 35 | 1:5,061,222 | 131,727 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Zamau (37) may also be a first name.
Zamau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zamau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zamau (Marathi: झामउ) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zamau? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,055,934th most widespread surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Zamau reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 85 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Zamau is also the 1,688,769th most widely held forename globally. It is borne by 37 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 5,061,222. In Nigeria Zamau is primarily found in: Sokoto, where 71 percent live and Zamfara, where 29 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 5 percent live and Indonesia, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zamau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zamau in the Marathi language | ||
| झामउ | jhama'u | 60 |
| झामऊ | jhama'u | 20 |
| झमरु | jhamaru | 20 |
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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 Zamau
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