Wanzami Surname
Approximately 337 people bear this surname
Wanzami Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 290 | 1:610,837 | 29,086 |
| Niger | 47 | 1:408,341 | 11,310 |
Wanzami (153) may also be a first name.
Wanzami Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanzami Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wanzami occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Wanzami click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanzami? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wanzami is the 823,466th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 21,624,765 people. The last name Wanzami occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wanzami reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 86 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wanzami is also the 743,570th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 153 people.
The surname Wanzami is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 290 people, or 1 in 610,837. In Nigeria it is most common in: Kaduna, where 21 percent live, Bauchi, where 14 percent live and Jigawa, where 13 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Niger, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanzamai | 93 | 21 | / |
| Wanzamio | 93 | 1 | / |
| Waanzami | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wanzammai | 88 | 9 | / |
| Wanzama | 86 | 571 | / |
| Wanjami | 86 | 207 | / |
| Wanzame | 86 | 113 | / |
| Wamzami | 86 | 1 | / |
| Vanzami | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wanzamma | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wanchami | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wanzaama | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wantchami | 75 | 3 | / |
| Bonzami | 71 | 53 | / |
| Wansama | 71 | 5 | / |
| Wamzame | 71 | 5 | / |
| Vanjami | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wanjame | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wonzame | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wansame | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wantsama | 67 | 19 | / |
| Wonsamit | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vanchami | 67 | 1 | / |
| Banzoumi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanzeima | 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 Wanzami
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