Wazab Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Wazab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wazab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Wazab Last Name Facts

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

Wazab occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wazab? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequent family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Wazab occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Wazab reside; 40 percent reside in West Africa and 40 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Wazab is most prevalent in: Gombe, where 50 percent live and Yobe, where 50 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 20 percent live and Malaysia, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wazaib9116/
Wazzab911/
Wasab80150/
Wozab8060/
Wajab8048/
Wacab8047/
Wazob8021/
Bazab807/
Vazab803/
Wazap802/
Baazab731,652/
Warzob735/
Wasjab735/
Bazaib734/
Wasahb734/
Wasaub734/
Wachab733/
Wazeeb733/
Bazabh733/
Bazhab732/
Wasaib732/
Bahzab731/
Wahjab731/
Wadjab731/
Bazeab731/
Hwasab731/
Waijab731/
Bahazab677/
Wasahab674/
Baazabh671/
Wajhaib671/

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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 Wazab
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