Kaza Surname
Approximately 9,321 people bear this surname
Kaza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 2,818 | 1:26,217 | 3,293 |
| India | 1,195 | 1:641,896 | 30,399 |
| Togo | 840 | 1:8,628 | 2,051 |
| United States | 506 | 1:716,322 | 56,419 |
| Greece | 464 | 1:23,879 | 3,558 |
| Ivory Coast | 461 | 1:50,046 | 3,077 |
| Niger | 432 | 1:44,426 | 2,311 |
| Albania | 355 | 1:8,209 | 1,559 |
| Iraq | 335 | 1:104,542 | 3,094 |
| Nigeria | 271 | 1:653,663 | 30,600 |
| Poland | 222 | 1:171,211 | 23,713 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Indonesia | 140 | 1:944,637 | 69,875 |
| Turkey | 137 | 1:568,040 | 31,077 |
| Mauritania | 121 | 1:33,842 | 2,729 |
| South Africa | 100 | 1:541,777 | 42,852 |
| Latvia | 74 | 1:27,703 | 4,232 |
| Zimbabwe | 62 | 1:249,004 | 26,834 |
| Russia | 58 | 1:2,484,880 | 144,115 |
| England | 56 | 1:994,965 | 49,531 |
| Iran | 29 | 1:2,647,673 | 84,414 |
| Zambia | 25 | 1:633,997 | 25,256 |
| Cameroon | 19 | 1:1,093,109 | 67,608 |
| Hungary | 16 | 1:613,517 | 35,830 |
| Kazakhstan | 15 | 1:1,178,833 | 65,606 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| Lebanon | 14 | 1:402,649 | 11,601 |
| Pakistan | 14 | 1:12,760,278 | 55,960 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Benin | 12 | 1:861,300 | 44,192 |
| North Macedonia | 11 | 1:191,043 | 13,158 |
| Peru | 11 | 1:2,889,466 | 28,985 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Congo | 6 | 1:831,516 | 16,072 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Syria | 5 | 1:3,860,204 | 11,832 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 5 | 1:22,075 | 2,767 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Solomon Islands | 3 | 1:193,343 | 19,495 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
The alternate forms: Kaža (27) & Káža (41) are calculated separately.
Kaza (1,828) may also be a first name.
Kaza Demographics
Average Kaza Salary in
United States
$53,757 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kaza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kaza Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kaza (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﺯ, Russian: Каза) is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Kaža or Káža. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaza? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 54,597th most commonly occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 781,842 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Kaza reside; 30 percent reside in Central Africa and 30 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kaza is also the 178,477th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 1,828 people.
The last name Kaza is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 2,818 people, or 1 in 26,217. Excluding The DR Congo Kaza is found in 88 countries. It is also found in India, where 13 percent live and Togo, where 9 percent live.
Kaza Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Kaza has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kaza surname expanded 10,120 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kaza Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Kaza are 7.21% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.44% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Kaza earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 56.35% more than the national average, earning R 371,544 per year; in United States they earn 24.58% more than the national average, earning $53,757 USD per year and in Canada they earn 49.25% less than the national average, earning $25,213 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kaza Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kaza in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺎﺯ | kaz | 46.81 |
| ﻛﺎﺯﺍ | kaza | 44.68 |
| ﻛﺎﺯﻩ | kazh | 8.51 |
| Kaza in the Russian language | ||
| Каза | kaza | - |
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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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