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

The last name Wazam is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wazam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 582,776th most frequently held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 13,545,624 people. The last name Wazam occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wazam reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wazam is also the 490,671st most numerous given name world-wide It is held by 320 people.

Wazam is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 515 people, or 1 in 343,967. In Nigeria Wazam is most prevalent in: Jigawa, where 22 percent are found, Yobe, where 21 percent are found and Sokoto, where 17 percent are found. Besides Nigeria it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 4 percent are found and Benin, where 0 percent are found.

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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