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

Wanzame occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanzame? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,718,748th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 64,491,557 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wanzame reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 30 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 74 people, or 1 in 2,393,821. In Nigeria Wanzame is most numerous in: Zamfara, where 46 percent live, Bauchi, where 27 percent live and Sokoto, where 27 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 25 percent live and Burkina Faso, where 7 percent live.

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
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  • 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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