Yaouza Surname
Approximately 116 people bear this surname
Yaouza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 68 | 1:282,236 | 8,651 |
| Benin | 34 | 1:303,988 | 24,879 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
Yaouza (608) may also be a first name.
Yaouza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yaouza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yaouza is more frequently found in Niger than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Yaouza.
How Common Is The Last Name Yaouza? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,691,963rd most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 62,823,672 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yaouza are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 60 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 338,872nd most common forename on earth It is held by 608 people.
Yaouza is most numerous in Niger, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 282,236. In Niger Yaouza is most common in: Zinder Region, where 37 percent reside, Maradi Region, where 29 percent reside and Dosso Region, where 21 percent reside. Barring Niger Yaouza is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 29 percent reside and Cameroon, where 11 percent reside.
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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 Yaouza
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