Wazam Surname

582,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 538 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Wazam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wazam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5151:343,96718,639
Niger201:959,60121,357
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Wazam (320) may also be a first name.

Wazam Last Name Facts

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

Wazam occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wazam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wazam is the 582,776th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 13,545,624 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wazam live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wazam is also the 490,671st most frequently occurring forename globally, borne by 320 people.

The surname Wazam is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 515 people, or 1 in 343,967. In Nigeria Wazam is primarily concentrated in: Jigawa, where 22 percent live, Yobe, where 21 percent live and Sokoto, where 17 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 4 percent live and Benin, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waizam91109/
Warzam9118/
Wazame917/
Waazam913/
Wadzam912/
Wazzam912/
Wahzam911/
Wazamn911/
Wadzham831/
Watzham830/
Wazan802,283/
Wasam801,608/
Bazam801,049/
Wajam8041/
Wezam8028/
Wozam806/
Vazam803/
Uazam801/
Wazzan732,839/
Bazzam73582/
Waisam73193/
Wasamh73183/
Wazome73101/
Bazham7349/
Wazian7333/
Wacham7324/
Waysam7317/
Badzam7315/
Waizan7311/
Warzan7310/
Baizam739/
Wazane737/
Bazamh737/
Waasam735/
Waseam734/
Wadjam733/
Wahzan733/
Wazjan732/
Wasaim732/
Wasaam732/
Bazahm732/
Wasasm731/
Wesaam731/
Bazaim731/
Batzam731/
Woyzam731/
Waizom731/
Vazamh731/
Vazame731/
Wasaum731/
Vazaim731/
Hwacam731/
Waasom731/
Weazan731/
Watsam730/
Watcham67248/
Watsham67206/
Bahazam6716/
Wuaasom677/
Bazamhh676/
Wazhoum674/
Waizoum673/
Watsame672/
Waazane672/
Baizham671/
Bahzahm671/
Wacaham671/
Waydjam671/
Weazaan671/
Bauzahm671/
Hwazane671/
Wadjeam671/
Wahazan671/
Weazean671/
Wajaham671/
Wadzhan671/
Wachsam671/
Bauzham671/
Hwaycam671/

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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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  • 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 Wazam
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