Alaza Surname
Approximately 4,577 people bear this surname
Alaza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 2,465 | 1:4,193 | 542 |
| Togo | 1,575 | 1:4,602 | 829 |
| Philippines | 214 | 1:473,076 | 56,884 |
| DR Congo | 150 | 1:492,530 | 39,325 |
| Nigeria | 85 | 1:2,084,032 | 72,421 |
| Malaysia | 32 | 1:921,695 | 41,854 |
| Niger | 18 | 1:1,066,223 | 23,213 |
| Turkey | 11 | 1:7,074,675 | 122,870 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Alaza (3,263) may also be a first name.
Alaza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alaza Come From? nationality or country of origin
Alaza (Arabic: العزا, Georgian: ალაზა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻌﺰﻩ) occurs most in Benin. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alaza? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 102,846th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,592,210 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Alaza are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 125,357th most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 3,263 people.
The last name Alaza is most frequent in Benin, where it is carried by 2,465 people, or 1 in 4,193. In Benin it is most prevalent in: Donga Department, where 83 percent reside, Atakora Department, where 6 percent reside and Borgou Department, where 5 percent reside. Barring Benin this last name is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in Togo, where 34 percent reside and The Philippines, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alaza Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alaza in the Georgian language | ||
| ალაზა | alaza | - |
| Alaza in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻌﺰﻩ | alzh | - |
| Alaza in the Arabic language | ||
| العزا | alza | - |
| يلازا | ylaza | - |
| الظا | alza | - |
| الزا | alza | - |
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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 Alaza
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