Vajir Surname
Approximately 3,871 people bear this surname
Vajir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3,781 | 1:202,874 | 12,155 |
| England | 52 | 1:1,071,501 | 51,923 |
| Nepal | 29 | 1:982,102 | 5,978 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Vajir (21,576) may also be a first name.
Vajir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vajir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Vajir (Hindi: वजीर, Marathi: वजीर, Oriya: ଭାଜିର) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Vajir? popularity and diffusion
Vajir is the 118,766th most widely held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,882,600 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Vajir live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 35,732nd most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 21,576 people.
The surname Vajir is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 3,781 people, or 1 in 202,874. In India Vajir is primarily concentrated in: Bihar, where 33 percent are found, Gujarat, where 33 percent are found and Madhya Pradesh, where 12 percent are found. Aside from India this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found and Nepal, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vajir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vajir in the Hindi language | ||
| वजीर | vajira | 98.61 |
| वाजिर | vajira | 0.62 |
| वजिर | vajira | 0.42 |
| वाजीर | vajira | 0.25 |
| वजी़र | vajira | 0.03 |
| व़जीर | vajira | 0.02 |
| वजिरा | vajira | 0.02 |
| वज्ीर | vajira | 0.02 |
| वजि़र | vajira | 0.02 |
| Vajir in the Marathi language | ||
| वजीर | vajira | 90.26 |
| वाजीर | vajira | 4.83 |
| नजीर | najira | 0.64 |
| अमीर | amira | 0.48 |
| बजीर | bajira | 0.16 |
| वजी | vaji | 0.16 |
| वज़ीर | vazira | 0.16 |
| गाजी | gaji | 0.08 |
| वजीत | vajita | 0.08 |
| वजीरा | vajira | 0.08 |
| अजीम | ajima | 0.08 |
| नाजीर | najira | 0.08 |
| वाजीद | vajida | 0.08 |
| अजीज | ajija | 0.08 |
| Vajir in the Oriya language | ||
| ଭାଜିର | bhajira | 75 |
| ଭଜିର | bhajira | 16.67 |
| ବଜୀର | bajira | 8.33 |
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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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- 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 Vajir
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