Gajir Surname
Approximately 738 people bear this surname
Gajir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 489 | 1:362,255 | 19,428 |
| Philippines | 167 | 1:606,217 | 65,606 |
| India | 60 | 1:12,784,423 | 224,716 |
| Malaysia | 15 | 1:1,966,282 | 78,777 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
Gajir (930) may also be a first name.
Gajir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gajir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gajir (Bengali: গাজির, Georgian: გაჯირ, Hindi: गजीर, Marathi: गजीर, Oriya: ଗଜିର) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gajir.
How Common Is The Last Name Gajir? popularity and diffusion
Gajir is the 458,119th most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 9,874,723 people. The surname Gajir is predominantly found in Africa, where 66 percent of Gajir live; 66 percent live in West Africa and 66 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gajir is also the 265,244th most widely held given name in the world, borne by 930 people.
It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 489 people, or 1 in 362,255. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Benue, where 87 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 8 percent are found and Kogi, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 23 percent are found and India, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gajir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gajir in the Georgian language | ||
| გაჯირ | gajir | - |
| Gajir in the Bengali language | ||
| গাজির | gajira | - |
| Gajir in the Marathi language | ||
| गजीर | gajira | 87.5 |
| जीर | jira | 12.5 |
| Gajir in the Hindi language | ||
| गजीर | gajira | 57.14 |
| गाजिर | gajira | 28.57 |
| गाजीर | gajira | 14.29 |
| Gajir in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗଜିର | gajira | 50 |
| ଗାଜୀର | gajira | 50 |
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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 Gajir
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