Wazak Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Wazak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wazak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wazak Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wazak (Arabic: وازك) is most common in Cameroon. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wazak? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wazak is the 5,057,639th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. Wazak is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Wazak live; 73 percent live in West Africa and 47 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
The last name Wazak is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 2,596,134. In Cameroon Wazak is most common in: Far North Region, where 100 percent are found. Beside Cameroon this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 20 percent are found and Brazil, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wazak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wazak in the Arabic language | ||
| وازك | wazk | - |
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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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- 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 Wazak
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