Wazwa Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Wazwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wazwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria511:3,473,387102,969
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516

Wazwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wazwa occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wazwa? popularity and diffusion

Wazwa is the 1,765,740th most prevalent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 67,477,277 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wazwa live; 47 percent live in West Africa and 47 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 3,473,387. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Benue, where 96 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent live and Niger, where 2 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 44 percent live and Kenya, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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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 Wazwa
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