Ouanzam Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Ouanzam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ouanzam Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741

Ouanzam Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ouanzam Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ouanzam is held by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ouanzam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most widespread surname globally, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Ouanzam occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ouanzam reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Ouanzam is most frequently used in Benin, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 5,167,801. In Benin it is mostly found in: Alibori Department, where 50 percent live and Donga Department, where 50 percent live. Outside of Benin this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Burkina Faso, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ouanzame931/
Ouanzan8615/
Ouansam861/
Houansam801/
Ouanssam801/
Gouansam801/
Houanssam751/
Ouanjan711/
Ouansom711/
Ahounzan6714/
Ouansang671/
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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 Ouanzam
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