Surname الزعيم (الزعيم 
) , across the world, is a widespread cognomen. The family name الزعيم is habitual in Northern Africa, particularly Libya, where it is quite a common surname, Sudan, and Egypt (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Egypt, Sudan, and Iraq. Also, الزعيم is the forename as well as the last name.
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| الزعيم | Iraq, Egypt, Libya, Sudan, Saudi Arabia |
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حُسني الزعيم Syrian military officer and politician (1897–1949), SY (b. 1897) |
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| وفيق الزعيم Syrian actor (1960-2014), SY (b. 1960) |
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| براء الزعيم Syrian actor, SY |
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