Wazami Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wazami Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wazami Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea301:271,79136,992
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Wazami (17) may also be a first name.

Wazami Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wazami is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Wazami click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wazami? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,100,440th most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname Wazami is predominantly found in Oceania, where 75 percent of Wazami are found; 75 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 75 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Wazami is also the 2,694,839th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 17 people.

The last name is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 271,791. In Papua New Guinea Wazami is primarily concentrated in: Madang, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 23 percent are found and Niger, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wadzami924/
Wazzami921/
Wazammai865/
Wasami83183/
Wazama83147/
Bazami8347/
Wajami8314/
Vazami8313/
Wazame837/
Wozami835/
Wazemi831/
Waziama7722/
Baizami7711/
Wasamai777/
Wasaumi776/
Wazoumi774/
Wazamma772/
Bazzami772/
Wachami772/
Bayzami771/
Wadjami771/
Warzame771/
Wazamey771/
Bazamai771/
Wazeama771/
Waizamy771/
Weazama771/
Wajammi771/
Waesamai7146/
Waichami716/
Wazoumai713/
Badzamai712/
Baizamai712/
Waesamyi711/
Waizamma711/
Bazame671,493/
Wasame67307/
Vasami67184/
Vacami67166/
Wesami67146/
Wazome67101/
Vajami6733/
Uazama6716/
Wozama6711/
Wasomi675/
Vazama674/
Wajomi673/
Wacama672/
Uozami671/
Wezame671/
Bazomi671/
Uajami671/
Wadzhamma671/
Wozomi671/
Vazame671/

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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 Wazami
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