Azande Surname

447,670th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 761 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Azande Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Azande Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4451:398,07420,926
Benin2611:39,6005,089
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Iran161:4,798,908119,068
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Azande (166) may also be a first name.

Azande Last Name Facts

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

Azande is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Azande? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 447,670th most frequent family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 9,576,276 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Azande live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Azande is also the 710,504th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 166 people.

The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 445 people, or 1 in 398,074. In Nigeria Azande is most prevalent in: Benue, where 81 percent are found, Nasarawa, where 8 percent are found and Taraba, where 4 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 34 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found.

Azande Last Name Statistics demography

Azande earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.16% less than the national average, earning $37,469 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adzande92195/
Gazande9227/
Azandeh9215/
Adzandeh8662/
Haazande8654/
Azhandeh8612/
Asande831,092/
Ajande83182/
Azonde83136/
Azandi83111/
Ezande8366/
Azanda8347/
Acande832/
Assande776,980/
Asandei771,527/
Agiande77516/
Arzandi77366/
Ouzande7775/
Ajeande7749/
Adzonde7746/
Ashande7723/
Asiande7721/
Asaande7719/
Adjande7715/
Hazandi7714/
Asander7714/
Azzandi7710/
Achande7710/
Adzanda779/
Ajandeh778/
Gasande776/
Azondje776/
Arzandy775/
Adzamde774/
Ayzanda773/
Asainde773/
Arzanda773/
Osaande772/
Azeanda771/
Hozande771/
Gazandi771/
Asandie771/
Ezandeh771/
Hasande771/
Oozande771/
Azounde771/
Azhanda771/
Hacande770/
Adjandeh71555/
Harzandi71260/
Gachande71255/
Arzhandi7186/
Assandje7142/
Gashande7121/
Assandey7116/
Aasander716/
Asssande715/
Hassande714/
Assander714/
Ashander714/
Atchande713/
Ahazandi711/
Assaïnde711/
Ajhandeh711/
Aceandes711/
Hasandje711/
Azaundha711/
Assandes711/
Achandey711/
Hachande711/
Gassande711/
Ozeander710/
Acanda673,155/
Asandi67614/
Asanda67382/
Asandy67236/
Esande67159/
Ajandi6767/
Osande6763/
Azonda6720/
Ozonde6716/
Asonde6716/
Aconde6714/
Ozandi6710/
Ozanda677/
Hassander677/
Acandi675/
Ajonde674/
Ojande671/
Hassandeh671/
Ezonde671/
Ezandj671/
Acandy671/
Ocande671/
Azamdi671/
Ezandy671/

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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 Azande
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