Zenam Surname
Approximately 101 people bear this surname
Zenam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 54 | 1:384,612 | 33,542 |
| India | 33 | 1:23,244,406 | 321,547 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Zenam (1,440) may also be a first name.
Zenam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zenam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zenam (Hindi: जेनम, Marathi: झेनम) is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zenam? popularity and diffusion
The surname Zenam is the 1,839,022nd most commonly used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. The last name Zenam is predominantly found in Africa, where 65 percent of Zenam live; 62 percent live in West Africa and 46 percent live in Chadic Africa. Zenam is also the 205,614th most commonly used forename in the world, held by 1,440 people.
The surname is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 384,612. In Cameroon Zenam is primarily found in: Far North Region, where 96 percent live, East Region, where 2 percent live and North Region, where 2 percent live. Excluding Cameroon Zenam exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 33 percent live and Nigeria, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zenam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zenam in the Hindi language | ||
| जेनम | jenama | - |
| Zenam in the Marathi language | ||
| झेनम | jhenama | - |
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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 Zenam
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