Zawam Surname

532,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 606 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Zawam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zawam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt5491:167,46012,562
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
Libya161:390,2481,390
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Zawam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zawam is found in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zawam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 532,873rd most frequent family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 12,025,653 people. The last name Zawam is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Zawam live; 93 percent live in North Africa and 93 percent live in Arabic North Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is borne by 549 people, or 1 in 167,460. Beside Egypt it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 3 percent reside and Libya, where 3 percent reside.

Zawam Last Name Statistics demography

Zawam earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning $35,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zawwam914/
Zawaam912/
Sawam80126/
Zawan8073/
Jawam8065/
Zavam8064/
Zabam8041/
Zewam8021/
Zowam8017/
Cawam801/
Jawame73147/
Zawain7344/
Zawane7338/
Zaabam7311/
Zawuan7311/
Zaawan736/
Sawuam736/
Ziawan736/
Chawam735/
Zawgan734/
Sawaam734/
Zawanh733/
Saiwam731/
Cawham731/
Jawajm731/
Jawahm731/
Czabam731/
Zawand731/
Saweam731/
Zaiwan731/
Hzabam731/
Saawam731/
Zahwane67137/
Saawuam6748/
Zavatim675/
Chahwam671/
Chawham671/
Zauwane671/
Zawayne671/
Tchawam671/
Chawame671/
Sauwaam671/

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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 Zawam
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