Wayzani Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Senegal

Wayzani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wayzani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Senegal781:186,9151,365
France51:13,284,544357,392
Gambia41:480,863548
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Wayzani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wayzani is found in Senegal more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wayzani click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wayzani? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,882,912th most commonly held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Wayzani are found; 85 percent are found in West Africa and 85 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in Senegal, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 186,915. In Senegal it is mostly found in: Dakar Region, where 86 percent reside, Thiès Region, where 8 percent reside and Louga Region, where 5 percent reside. Barring Senegal this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in France, where 5 percent reside and The Gambia, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Wayzani
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis