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
The surname Wezane (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺯﺍﻥ) has its highest incidence in Mauritania. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wezane? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,061,309th most frequent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wezane live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently held first name globally, borne by 14 people.
It is most numerous in Mauritania, where it is borne by 78 people, or 1 in 52,498. In Mauritania it is most frequent in: Gorgol Region, where 53 percent are found, Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 19 percent are found and Brakna Region, where 15 percent are found. Other than Mauritania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found and Algeria, where 1 percent are found.
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
- 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 Wezane
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