Gouaza Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Gouaza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 14 | 1:738,257 | 40,906 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
Gouaza (73) may also be a first name.
Gouaza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gouaza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gouaza occurs more in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gouaza? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gouaza is the 4,206,983rd most frequent family name in the world, held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Gouaza reside; 82 percent reside in West Africa and 73 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gouaza is also the 1,134,117th most widespread forename throughout the world, borne by 73 people.
The surname is most numerous in Benin, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 738,257. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Alibori Department, where 100 percent live. Outside of Benin this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 14 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 14 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 Gouaza
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