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 more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dzavai? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 509,669th most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 11,351,318 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dzavai are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 81 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 367,549th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 527 people.
This last name is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 605 people, or 1 in 34,329. In Cameroon Dzavai is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 87 percent live, North Region, where 7 percent live and Centre Region, where 5 percent live. Other than Cameroon this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 6 percent live.
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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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