Zamawi Surname
Approximately 63 people bear this surname
Zamawi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 26 | 1:1,134,393 | 49,681 |
| Indonesia | 20 | 1:6,612,460 | 283,723 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Zamawi (76) may also be a first name.
Zamawi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zamawi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zamawi is found in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Zamawi.
How Common Is The Last Name Zamawi? popularity and diffusion
Zamawi is the 2,414,640th most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. The surname Zamawi occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Zamawi are found; 94 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 73 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Zamawi is also the 1,107,702nd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 76 people.
The surname is most numerous in Malaysia, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 1,134,393. In Malaysia Zamawi is primarily found in: Selangor, where 35 percent live, Kelantan, where 27 percent live and Terengganu, where 19 percent live. Barring Malaysia this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 32 percent live and Singapore, where 21 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zamawie | 92 | 1 | / |
| Zaimawii | 86 | 1 | / |
| Samawi | 83 | 2,331 | / |
| Zamawa | 83 | 288 | / |
| Zamawe | 83 | 263 | / |
| Jamawi | 83 | 87 | / |
| Zamabi | 83 | 6 | / |
| Camawi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zamavi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sahmawi | 77 | 374 | / |
| Jamhawi | 77 | 215 | / |
| Sammawi | 77 | 24 | / |
| Samhawi | 77 | 13 | / |
| Zomawii | 77 | 13 | / |
| Samawie | 77 | 7 | / |
| Samawai | 77 | 4 | / |
| Jamawai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Samaawi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zamaway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zamaswe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jamahawi | 71 | 163 | / |
| Djasmawi | 71 | 133 | / |
| Saimawii | 71 | 24 | / |
| Zuimawii | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samawy | 67 | 2,116 | / |
| Semawi | 67 | 96 | / |
| Samavi | 67 | 72 | / |
| Jamawe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Samawe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Jamavi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zamobi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zamovi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zomawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zomabi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Camawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zomawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zammabhai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zemawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zemavi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jomawi | 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
- 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 Zamawi
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