Dzavai Surname
Approximately 642 people bear this surname
Dzavai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 605 | 1:34,329 | 4,624 |
| Nigeria | 37 | 1:4,787,642 | 126,894 |
Dzavai (527) may also be a first name.
Dzavai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dzavai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dzavai is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dzavai? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 509,669th most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 11,351,318 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dzavai reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 81 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Dzavai is also the 367,549th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 527 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 605 people, or 1 in 34,329. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 87 percent are found, North Region, where 7 percent are found and Centre Region, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 6 percent are found.
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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 Dzavai
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