Gajira Surname
Approximately 135 people bear this surname
Gajira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 119 | 1:1,488,595 | 56,907 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
Gajira (50) may also be a first name.
Gajira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gajira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gajira (Hindi: गजीरा, Marathi: गजीरा, Oriya: ଗଜିରା) occurs most in Nigeria. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gajira.
How Common Is The Last Name Gajira? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,537,949th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 53,981,822 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Gajira live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,412,538th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 50 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 119 people, or 1 in 1,488,595. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Taraba, where 74 percent are found, Gombe, where 7 percent are found and Zamfara, where 7 percent are found. Beside Nigeria Gajira is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent are found and India, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gajira Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gajira in the Marathi language | ||
| गजीरा | gajira | - |
| Gajira in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗଜିରା | gajira | 66.67 |
| ଗାଜିରା | gajira | 33.33 |
| Gajira in the Hindi language | ||
| गजीरा | gajira | 63.64 |
| गाजिरा | gajira | 18.18 |
| गजिरा | gajira | 18.18 |
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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 Gajira
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