Wanzame Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Wanzame Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanzame Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria741:2,393,82179,921
Niger281:685,42916,503
Burkina Faso81:2,294,01216,398
Benin31:3,445,20177,822

Wanzame (30) may also be a first name.

Wanzame Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wanzame occurs most in Nigeria. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanzame? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,718,748th most commonly held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 64,491,557 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wanzame are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wanzame is also the 1,911,214th most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 30 people.

Wanzame is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 74 people, or 1 in 2,393,821. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Zamfara, where 46 percent are found, Bauchi, where 27 percent are found and Sokoto, where 27 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 25 percent are found and Burkina Faso, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanzam926,332/
Wanzama86571/
Wanzami86337/
Whanzam866/
Wamzame865/
Wanjame861/
Wonzame861/
Wansame861/
Wanzzam861/
Wanzamai8021/
Wanzamma802/
Wanzamio801/
Wanzaama801/
Waanzami801/
Wamzam77330/
Wansam77184/
Banzam7774/
Wanjam7749/
Vanzam772/
Wonzam771/
Wanzom771/
Wanzammai759/
Wanchaame751/
Wancham711,039/
Wanjami71207/
Wansome71105/
Wangiam7137/
Bonzame7123/
Wandjam7116/
Vansame7113/
Wansama715/
Wancome712/
Bansame711/
Wanjeam711/
Wamzami711/
Wanzuom711/
Wanseme711/
Wwamzam711/
Wanssam711/
Vanzami711/
Wanjham711/
Wantsama6719/
Vanjames6711/
Hwancham674/
Whancham673/
Waincham673/
Whanjome671/
Wanzeima671/
Wanchami671/
Wainsome671/
Wonzoume671/
Wanjautm671/
Banssame671/

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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 Wanzame
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