Zemzam Surname
Approximately 97 people bear this surname
Zemzam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 88 | 1:46,533 | 3,461 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
Zemzam (14) may also be a first name.
Zemzam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zemzam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zemzam (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺯﻣﺰﺍﻡ) has its highest incidence in Mauritania. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Zemzam.
How Common Is The Last Name Zemzam? popularity and diffusion
The last name Zemzam is the 1,882,912th most common family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. Zemzam occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Zemzam are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 14 people.
Zemzam is most frequently held in Mauritania, where it is borne by 88 people, or 1 in 46,533. In Mauritania it is primarily concentrated in: Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 32 percent live, Assaba Region, where 30 percent live and Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 30 percent live. Without taking into account Mauritania Zemzam exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 4 percent live and Algeria, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zemzam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zemzam in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺯﻣﺰﺍﻡ | zmzam | 92.59 |
| ﺯﻣﺰﻡ | zmzm | 3.7 |
| ﺯﻣﺰﺍﺯ | zmzaz | 3.7 |
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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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- 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 Zemzam
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