Wazan Surname
Approximately 2,283 people bear this surname
Wazan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 747 | 1:25,838 | 1,750 |
| Iran | 330 | 1:232,674 | 17,973 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| Yemen | 268 | 1:98,602 | 5,984 |
| Nigeria | 219 | 1:808,871 | 36,014 |
| Iraq | 147 | 1:238,243 | 5,207 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Afghanistan | 27 | 1:1,190,859 | 10,584 |
| Indonesia | 26 | 1:5,086,507 | 239,866 |
| Malaysia | 23 | 1:1,282,358 | 54,976 |
| Lebanon | 23 | 1:245,091 | 9,209 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| Jordan | 12 | 1:736,870 | 14,651 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Tunisia | 8 | 1:76,328 | 12,820 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Wazan (370) may also be a first name.
Wazan Demographics
Average Wazan Salary in
United States
$48,125 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wazan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wazan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wazan (Arabic: وزان) is borne by more people in Syria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wazan? popularity and diffusion
Wazan is the 185,616th most numerous family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 3,192,092 people. The last name Wazan is primarily found in Asia, where 83 percent of Wazan live; 65 percent live in West Asia and 41 percent live in Levant. It is also the 451,716th most widespread given name world-wide. It is borne by 370 people.
It is most widespread in Syria, where it is held by 747 people, or 1 in 25,838. In Syria Wazan is most prevalent in: Aleppo Governorate, where 98 percent are found, Homs Governorate, where 1 percent are found and Damascus Governorate, where 0 percent are found. Besides Syria this surname exists in 29 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 14 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 12 percent are found.
Wazan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wazan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wazan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Wazan last name is chiefly Melkite Greek Catholic (68%) in Lebanon.
Wazan earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wazan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wazan in the Arabic language | ||
| وزان | wzan | - |
| وازن | wazn | - |
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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 Wazan
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