Waazu Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Waazu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
Waazu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waazu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Waazu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Waazu.
How Common Is The Last Name Waazu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,772,636th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Waazu reside; 82 percent reside in West Africa and 82 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria Waazu is mostly concentrated in: Kano, where 100 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 18 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waazou | 91 | 2 | / |
| Waaziu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wazu | 89 | 447 | / |
| Wasau | 80 | 156 | / |
| Wajau | 80 | 74 | / |
| Waziu | 80 | 20 | / |
| Wadzu | 80 | 12 | / |
| Wazou | 80 | 9 | / |
| Waasu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Wazzu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wazau | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wazhu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wazui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waaju | 80 | 1 | / |
| Baazu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waizu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wacau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waezu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waszut | 73 | 407 | / |
| Warzou | 73 | 70 | / |
| Wazzau | 73 | 40 | / |
| Waisau | 73 | 39 | / |
| Wachau | 73 | 29 | / |
| Wausau | 73 | 20 | / |
| Washau | 73 | 14 | / |
| Waszau | 73 | 12 | / |
| Warzau | 73 | 11 | / |
| Wassau | 73 | 9 | / |
| Wadzhu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Wazoud | 73 | 5 | / |
| Waizou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wasahu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waasiu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whazup | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wahasu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wadzud | 73 | 1 | / |
| Watsau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wasaut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wasaus | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wasu | 67 | 3,552 | / |
| Wacu | 67 | 1,222 | / |
| Bazu | 67 | 703 | / |
| Waju | 67 | 386 | / |
| Waschau | 67 | 146 | / |
| Wezu | 67 | 133 | / |
| Vazu | 67 | 45 | / |
| Waaasiu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Uazu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Whatzup | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waassou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waatsuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wozu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wausaux | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wachaus | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Waazu
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