Wanzan Surname
Approximately 2,582 people bear this surname
Wanzan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,460 | 1:72,009 | 5,177 |
| Benin | 64 | 1:161,494 | 16,390 |
| Ecuador | 20 | 1:795,292 | 13,165 |
| Niger | 17 | 1:1,128,942 | 24,295 |
| Liberia | 13 | 1:339,118 | 18,650 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
Wanzan (1,524) may also be a first name.
Wanzan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanzan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wanzan occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanzan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wanzan is the 167,491st most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,822,442 people. Wanzan occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wanzan reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 198,786th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 1,524 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,460 people, or 1 in 72,009. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Jigawa, where 33 percent are found, Bauchi, where 15 percent are found and Kano, where 13 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 2 percent are found and Ecuador, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Wanzan
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