Zarma Surname
Approximately 2,333 people bear this surname
Zarma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,668 | 1:106,201 | 7,119 |
| Niger | 232 | 1:82,724 | 3,566 |
| Afghanistan | 156 | 1:206,110 | 3,854 |
| Indonesia | 124 | 1:1,066,526 | 77,317 |
| Iran | 41 | 1:1,872,744 | 68,622 |
| Cameroon | 35 | 1:593,402 | 45,326 |
| Benin | 33 | 1:313,200 | 25,349 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| Ivory Coast | 6 | 1:3,845,205 | 48,272 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Zarma (1,612) may also be a first name.
Zarma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zarma Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zarma (Arabic: زارمي, Russian: Зарма) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Zarma? popularity and diffusion
It is the 182,229th most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,123,680 people. Zarma is predominantly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Zarma reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 73 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 192,433rd most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 1,612 people.
This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,668 people, or 1 in 106,201. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Borno, where 33 percent reside, Yobe, where 26 percent reside and Gombe, where 12 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 10 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zarma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zarma in the Russian language | ||
| Зарма | zarma | - |
| Zarma in the Arabic language | ||
| زارمي | zarmy | - |
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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 Zarma
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