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 surname Yaouza is found most in Niger. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yaouza? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,691,963rd most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 62,823,672 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yaouza reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 60 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Yaouza is also the 338,872nd most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 608 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Niger, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 282,236. In Niger Yaouza is primarily found in: Zinder Region, where 37 percent live, Maradi Region, where 29 percent live and Dosso Region, where 21 percent live. Besides Niger this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 29 percent live and Cameroon, where 11 percent live.
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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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