Wazane Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Wazane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 6 | 1:682,477 | 21,744 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Wazane (13) may also be a first name.
Wazane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wazane Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wazane (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺯﺍﻥ) is found in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wazane click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wazane? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wazane is the 7,117,718th most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wazane are found; 86 percent are found in West Africa and 86 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Wazane is also the 3,159,357th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 13 people.
The surname is most widely held in Mauritania, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 682,477. In Mauritania Wazane is mostly found in: Gorgol Region, where 83 percent are found and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Mauritania this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Algeria, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wazane Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wazane in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﺯﺍﻥ | wzan | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Wazane
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