Zanem Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Zanem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zanem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen1421:186,0948,252
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Zanem (15) may also be a first name.

Zanem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zanem is more frequently found in Yemen than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zanem? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zanem is the 1,465,390th most widely held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. Zanem occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Zanem reside; 98 percent reside in West Asia and 98 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Zanem is also the 2,900,335th most common given name worldwide, held by 15 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Yemen, where it is held by 142 people, or 1 in 186,094. In Yemen Zanem is primarily concentrated in: Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 88 percent live, Sana'a Governorate, where 11 percent live and Taiz Governorate, where 1 percent live. Excluding Yemen this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 1 percent live and Myanmar, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zaneem915/
Zainem913/
Zahanem831/
Zainehm831/
Zanniem831/
Zanim801,782/
Sanem80821/
Zanen80506/
Janem80260/
Zenem8027/
Canem8022/
Zanjm801/
Sangem737,054/
Sainem73358/
Zhanym73270/
Zahnen73251/
Zaneen73236/
Saneem73116/
Zaanen73110/
Chanem7390/
Zangim7364/
Jainem7363/
Sannem7340/
Sanhem7319/
Saniem7319/
Zoneem7318/
Zannen7316/
Zainim7316/
Zohnem7315/
Zhanim7312/
Zainen7310/
Zeinem7310/
Janhem739/
Canhem739/
Shanem734/
Cannem734/
Jannem734/
Saanem734/
Saneam734/
Saneme733/
Zaynen733/
Zanaim733/
Zanime732/
Sagnem732/
Zaneng731/
Saneim731/
Caniem731/
Cianem731/
Zoneim731/
Gianem731/
Janeam731/
Janeem731/
Zhanen731/
Zanhemhsh711/
Sanheim67132/
Dzhanym6775/
Zaaneen6772/
Sangeem6756/
Zouneme6740/
Zonneme6720/
Shaneem6719/
Janheim6715/
Sanheem6712/
Changem6711/
Janneam6710/
Sanneam678/
Djainem678/
Channem676/
Jeanesm675/
Shaneme674/
Chanhem674/
Seaneum674/
Jasneem674/
Sannemm673/
Zahanim672/
Zainaim672/
Sangehm671/
Zamneen671/
Shamnem671/
Sahneem671/
Sanneem671/
Sahanem671/
Zaninne671/
Janneem671/
Tzanime671/
Tsaneme671/
Zhoneim671/
Zahnaim671/
Tchanem671/

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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
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  • 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 Zanem
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