Mazawaje Surname
Approximately 203 people bear this surname
Mazawaje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 141 | 1:1,256,332 | 50,205 |
| Niger | 62 | 1:309,549 | 9,215 |
Mazawaje (31) may also be a first name.
Mazawaje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mazawaje Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mazawaje occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mazawaje? popularity and diffusion
Mazawaje is the 1,173,425th most frequent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 35,899,241 people. The last name Mazawaje occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mazawaje are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 69 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 31 people.
It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 141 people, or 1 in 1,256,332. In Nigeria Mazawaje is most frequent in: Plateau, where 35 percent are found, Kaduna, where 16 percent are found and Bauchi, where 14 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Niger, where 31 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mazaawaje | 94 | 14 | / |
| Mazawadje | 94 | 2 | / |
| Mazawage | 88 | 137 | / |
| Mazawuje | 88 | 25 | / |
| Mazawoje | 88 | 6 | / |
| Mazawaji | 88 | 4 | / |
| Mazawaye | 88 | 3 | / |
| Mazawwage | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mazawey | 80 | 46 | / |
| Mazaway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mazahwey | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mazawazi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mazabahye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Macahuaje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mazhavaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahzabaji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masaway | 67 | 301 | / |
| Macaway | 67 | 169 | / |
| Majawai | 67 | 29 | / |
| Mazoway | 67 | 28 | / |
| Masawai | 67 | 18 | / |
| Mazhabazhe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Masawei | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mazawaje
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