Wezane Surname
Approximately 83 people bear this surname
Wezane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 78 | 1:52,498 | 3,803 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Wezane (14) may also be a first name.
Wezane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wezane Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wezane (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺯﺍﻥ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wezane? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wezane is the 2,061,309th most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wezane are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used given name globally It is held by 14 people.
The surname Wezane is most prevalent in Mauritania, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 52,498. In Mauritania Wezane is most common in: Gorgol Region, where 53 percent reside, Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 19 percent reside and Brakna Region, where 15 percent reside. Barring Mauritania it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside and Algeria, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wezane Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wezane 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
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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 Wezane
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