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 appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mazawaje.
How Common Is The Last Name Mazawaje? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,173,425th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 35,899,241 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mazawaje reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 69 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mazawaje is also the 1,874,099th most numerous first name internationally, held by 31 people.
It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 141 people, or 1 in 1,256,332. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Plateau, where 35 percent live, Kaduna, where 16 percent live and Bauchi, where 14 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Mazawaje exists in one country. It is also found in Niger, where 31 percent live.
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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