Zamzam Surname

28,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,583 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Jordan

Zamzam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zamzam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt8,2981:11,0791,316
Kenya2,8401:16,2611,943
Saudi Arabia1,5501:19,9072,763
Indonesia1,4671:90,1499,444
Iran1,3841:55,4796,089
Jordan8601:10,2821,879
Syria5391:35,8092,199
Morocco4091:84,29414,399
Malaysia2371:124,4488,131
Uganda1461:267,39219,414
United Arab Emirates1261:72,7166,783
Kuwait961:39,5914,718
Nigeria951:1,864,66166,902
Lebanon811:69,5944,978
United States611:5,941,950288,805
Palestine511:89,1936,630
Denmark401:141,11812,512
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
Qatar311:76,0647,685
England281:1,989,93178,001
India261:29,502,515369,827
Sweden251:393,87027,867
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Tunisia151:40,7085,720
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Niger91:2,132,44640,124
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Comoros11:749,524685
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Zamzam (127,016) may also be a first name.

Zamzam Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Zamzam Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Zamzam (Arabic: زمزم, Georgian: ზამზამ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺯﻣﺰﺍﻡ, Hindi: जमजम, Russian: Замзам) is found most frequently in Egypt. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zamzam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zamzam is the 28,904th most common last name in the world, held by around 1 in 392,162 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 64 percent of Zamzam are found; 47 percent are found in North Africa and 45 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 8,188th most widespread forename worldwide, borne by 127,016 people.

It is most numerous in Egypt, where it is carried by 8,298 people, or 1 in 11,079. Apart from Egypt Zamzam is found in 61 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 15 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 8 percent live.

Zamzam Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Sunni (96%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Zamzam are 46.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 93.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Zamzam earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 82.45% less than the national average, earning R 41,712 per year and in United States they earn 3.03% more than the national average, earning $44,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zamzame925/
Zamzzam923/
Zamzeam921/
Zamzaam921/
Zamzan83102/
Zemzam8397/
Jamzam8324/
Zamsam8313/
Samzam832/
Zamzom831/
Zamcam831/
Zamzamova804/
Zamzoom77101/
Zamzoum7724/
Zamjahm771/
Rzamzan771/
Shamzam771/
Zamzjan771/
Samsam674,790/
Jamjam672,336/
Zanzan671,022/
Camcam67527/
Zamsan6745/
Zancam6741/
Samcam6729/
Jamsam6710/
Samzan678/
Zomzom674/
Zamzon674/
Zanjam673/
Samjam673/
Jamzan673/
Zamzen671/
Zamjan671/

Zamzam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zamzam in the Georgian language
ზამზამzamzam-
Zamzam in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺯﻣﺰﺍﻡzmzam-
Zamzam in the Hindi language
जमजमjamajama55.56
ज़मज़मzamazama44.44
Zamzam in the Russian language
Замзамzamzam-
Zamzam in the Arabic language
زمزمzmzm-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zamzam
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