Wazou Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Wazou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
Wazou (12) may also be a first name.
Wazou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wazou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wazou is found in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wazou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,360,413th most frequent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wazou live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Chadic Africa. Wazou is also the 3,306,491st most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 12 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 3,838,403. In Niger Wazou is mostly concentrated in: Tahoua Region, where 40 percent are found, Dosso Region, where 20 percent are found and Maradi Region, where 20 percent are found. Besides Niger it occurs in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 44 percent are found.
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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 Wazou
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