Zamazama Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Zamazama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 37 | 1:417,250 | 37,018 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Zamazama (41) may also be a first name.
Zamazama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zamazama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zamazama (Hindi: जमजमा) is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Zamazama? popularity and diffusion
The surname Zamazama is the 2,876,555th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. Zamazama is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Zamazama reside; 85 percent reside in Southern Africa and 85 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most common given name on earth, borne by 41 people.
The surname is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 417,250. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Manicaland Province, where 54 percent are found, Mashonaland West Province, where 24 percent are found and Harare Province, where 22 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 9 percent are found and South Africa, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ziamazoma | 82 | 1 | / |
| Samasama | 75 | 51 | / |
| Zamacoma | 75 | 8 | / |
| Zamozamo | 75 | 6 | / |
| Zemazema | 75 | 4 | / |
| Zamasamy | 75 | 2 | / |
| Siamasama | 71 | 65 | / |
| Samasamad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jamajamaj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Camashama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Siamaasama | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shamashama | 67 | 2 | / |
| Samadsamat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chamachama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samashamas | 67 | 1 | / |
Zamazama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zamazama in the Hindi language | ||
| जमजमा | jamajama | - |
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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 Zamazama
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