Zamey Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Zamey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Zamey (13) may also be a first name.
Zamey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zamey Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zamey is held by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Zamey click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zamey? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,360,413th most frequent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Zamey live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 78 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 13 people.
It is most frequently used in Niger, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 2,741,717. In Niger it is primarily found in: Tillabéri Region, where 86 percent reside and Zinder Region, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Niger this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 11 percent reside and Nigeria, where 11 percent reside.
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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 Zamey
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