Vajpai Surname
Approximately 583 people bear this surname
Vajpai Surname User-submission:
This surname originated when Lord Krishna (Christ) got married but remained without an offspring for long. He prayed to Shiva by performing a hawan for a child. All variants of this surname are further offsprings of the rishi that appeared from the yagna.
Read More About This SurnameVajpai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 572 | 1:1,341,023 | 52,157 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Vajpai (14) may also be a first name.
Vajpai Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname originated when Lord Krishna (Christ) got married but remained without an offspring for long. He prayed to Shiva by performing a hawan for a child. All variants of this surname are further offsprings of the rishi that appeared from the yagna. Bees-biswa brahmin calculation falls twenty on twenty for this surname.
- geneswappingVajpai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vajpai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Vajpai (Hindi: वाजपेयी, Marathi: वाजपेयी) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Vajpai? popularity and diffusion
Vajpai is the 548,408th most widely held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 12,500,079 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Vajpai are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Vajpai is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used given name world-wide, borne by 14 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 572 people, or 1 in 1,341,023. In India Vajpai is most frequent in: Delhi, where 44 percent reside, Uttar Pradesh, where 21 percent reside and Uttarkhand, where 5 percent reside. Beside India Vajpai exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vajpai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vajpai in the Marathi language | ||
| वाजपेयी | vajapeyi | 40 |
| वाजपाई | vajapa'i | 40 |
| वाजपेई | vajape'i | 10 |
| बाजपाई | bajapa'i | 10 |
| Vajpai in the Hindi language | ||
| वाजपेयी | vajapeyi | 35.06 |
| वाजपाई | vajapa'i | 22.08 |
| वाजपेई | vajape'i | 16.88 |
| वाजपेर्इ | vajaper'i | 7.79 |
| वाजपई | vajapa'i | 7.79 |
| बाजपेई | bajape'i | 5.19 |
| बाजपेयी | bajapeyi | 3.9 |
| वाजपाइ | vajapa'i | 1.3 |
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