Al Wazzan Surname

70,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,966 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Al Wazzan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Wazzan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen3,6141:7,312975
Kuwait2,5451:1,493169
Jordan3361:26,3173,521
United Arab Emirates2251:40,7214,209
Lebanon1931:29,2083,058
Syria191:1,015,8436,722
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Al Wazzan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Al Wazzan is carried by more people in Yemen than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Al Wazzan.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Wazzan? popularity and diffusion

Al Wazzan is the 70,939th most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,046,159 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Wazzan are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 92 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Yemen, where it is borne by 3,614 people, or 1 in 7,312. In Yemen it is mostly found in: Hajjah Governorate, where 76 percent reside, Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 10 percent reside and Shabwah Governorate, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Yemen Al Wazzan occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Kuwait, where 37 percent reside and Jordan, where 5 percent reside.

Al Wazzan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Al Wazzan last name is principally Sunni (92%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Wazan9425/
Al-Wazzan89542/
Al Bazan8220/
Al-Wazan8211/
Al Wazam821/
Al-Wazzam783/
Al Bayzan781/
Al Bozan711,982/
Al-Wajan71105/
Al-Bazan711/
Al-Wasan711/
Al Bazoun672/
Al-Wezain671/
Al-Woozain631/
Al-Vaazian631/
Al Weson591/
Al-Bazoon564/
Al Vegian561/
Al-Bazoun561/

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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 Al Wazzan
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