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 surname Zamau (Marathi: झामउ) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Zamau? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,055,934th most frequently occurring family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname Zamau is mostly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Zamau are found; 85 percent are found in West Africa and 85 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Zamau is also the 1,688,769th most prevalent first name globally It is held by 37 people.
Zamau is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 5,061,222. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Sokoto, where 71 percent are found and Zamfara, where 29 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 5 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.
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
- 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 Zamau
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