Azava Surname
Approximately 68 people bear this surname
Azava Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 66 | 1:156,600 | 16,061 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Azava (28) may also be a first name.
Azava Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Azava Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Azava (Russian: Азава) is more commonly found in Benin than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Azava.
How Common Is The Last Name Azava? popularity and diffusion
Azava is the 2,312,869th most widespread family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Azava live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Azava is also the 1,994,417th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 28 people.
The surname Azava is most commonly held in Benin, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 156,600. In Benin Azava is most numerous in: Zou Department, where 95 percent live, Littoral Department, where 3 percent live and Collines Department, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Benin Azava occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Azava Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Azava in the Russian language | ||
| Азава | azava | - |
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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 Azava
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