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 carried by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wazane? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wazane live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Wazane is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 13 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 682,477. In Mauritania it is primarily found in: Gorgol Region, where 83 percent are found and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 17 percent are found. Barring Mauritania it exists in one country. It is also common 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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