Wamza Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Wamza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Wamza (13) may also be a first name.
Wamza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wamza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wamza is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamza? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,532,898th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wamza are found; 74 percent are found in West Africa and 74 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 13 people.
This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria Wamza is most prevalent in: Sokoto, where 36 percent reside, Zamfara, where 36 percent reside and Jigawa, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 21 percent reside and South Africa, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanza | 80 | 14,670 | / |
| Bamza | 80 | 58 | / |
| Wamsa | 80 | 36 | / |
| Vamza | 80 | 6 | / |
| Wamzi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Womza | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wamja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wemza | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wanzia | 73 | 772 | / |
| Bamzai | 73 | 136 | / |
| Wanzau | 73 | 71 | / |
| Wamsat | 73 | 56 | / |
| Wanzah | 73 | 39 | / |
| Wamzer | 73 | 26 | / |
| Wanzai | 73 | 24 | / |
| Wamcha | 73 | 14 | / |
| Bamzay | 73 | 7 | / |
| Bamzah | 73 | 5 | / |
| Wanzaa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wamdzi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wamsha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wanzha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wamsia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wamzie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woumza | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wamtsa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wamdja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wannza | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wuanza | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wanzea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waunza | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wamsau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hwanza | 73 | 1 | / |
| Watenza | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wahanza | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ouhamza | 67 | 4 | / |
| Huamzat | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bamzhaj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wandzia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vamzaya | 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 Wamza
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