Bawazir Surname

34,057th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,561 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Bawazir Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'family of the minister'. Named behind the minister Ali Alwazeer. He was a minister for two sequenced Abbasian caliphs. Wazeer (وزير) means 'minister' in Arabic. They Are considered to be on the highly respected house in the Arabian peninsula , since they are the sons of fist Abbasian caliph's oldest brother.

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Bawazir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia12,6801:2,433299
Indonesia1,6711:79,1448,406
Tanzania3161:167,53714,797
India2851:2,691,45783,799
Qatar1341:17,5971,938
Thailand941:751,472122,930
United Arab Emirates831:110,3899,598
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
United States411:8,840,462379,649
England271:2,063,63279,942
Malaysia241:1,228,92653,021
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Kenya131:3,552,30039,474
Oman121:307,3314,704
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Djibouti41:228,733966
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
France31:22,140,907385,998
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
China21:683,660,78330,601
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Bawazir (31) may also be a first name.

Bawazir Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'family of the minister'. Named behind the minister Ali Alwazeer. He was a minister for two sequenced Abbasian caliphs. Wazeer (وزير) means 'minister' in Arabic. They Are considered to be on the highly respected house in the Arabian peninsula , since they are the sons of fist Abbasian caliph's oldest brother. They are from Abdullah ibn Abbas dynasty.

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Bawazir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bawazir (Marathi: बावजीर) is found most in Saudi Arabia. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bawazir? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 34,057th most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 468,321 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Bawazir are found; 84 percent are found in West Asia and 84 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 1,874,099th most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 31 people.

The surname Bawazir is most commonly occurring in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 12,680 people, or 1 in 2,433. Other than Saudi Arabia it is found in 29 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 11 percent live and Tanzania, where 2 percent live.

Bawazir Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Bawazir earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 16.54% more than the national average, earning $50,286 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.47% less than the national average, earning $40,009 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bawazier933,853/
Bawazeir93478/
Bawazhir93156/
Bawwazir9312/
Bawazair931/
Baawazir931/
Bawazer86749/
Bavazir86118/
Bawasir8630/
Bawajir8626/
Bawezir8611/
Bowazir8610/
Babazir861/
Bawazeer8034,287/
Bawwazeer751/
Bavagir71189/
Bavajir7153/
Babagir7130/
Bavazer711/
Bavazeer6790/
Bavajhir6727/
Bhavagir679/
Bawajeer673/
Bevazier671/
Bavagire671/
Babachir671/
Bhavazeer631/
Bhavasihr631/
Bhavagire631/
Bowezer570/
Bhavaser531/
Bajuesir531/
Bavajeer531/
Boubachir5066/
Bhavajeer501/

Bawazir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bawazir in the Marathi language
बावजीरbavajira46.67
बवाजीरbavajira13.33
बावझीरbavajhira13.33
बवाझीरbavajhira13.33
बावाझीरbavajhira10
बावाजीरbavajira3.33

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