Gouzai Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Gouzai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 19 | 1:1,010,106 | 22,252 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
The alternate forms: Gouzaï (1) are calculated separately.
Gouzai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gouzai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gouzai is found most frequently in Niger. It can occur as: Gouzaï. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gouzai? popularity and diffusion
Gouzai is the 3,730,171st most frequently held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gouzai are found; 79 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Chadic Africa.
The surname Gouzai is most widespread in Niger, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 1,010,106. In Niger Gouzai is primarily concentrated in: Dosso Region, where 63 percent live, Niamey Capital District, where 32 percent live and Agadez Region, where 5 percent live. Excluding Niger this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 18 percent live and Cameroon, where 11 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
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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
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