Vajpayee Surname

379,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 941 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Singapore

Vajpayee 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.

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Vajpayee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India8861:865,76238,016
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England21:27,859,030389,889
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Vajpayee Surname Meaning

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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.

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Vajpayee Last Name Facts

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

Vajpayee (Hindi: वाजपेयी, Marathi: वाजपायी, Oriya: ବାଜେପୟୀ) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vajpayee? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 379,286th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 7,744,470 people. The last name Vajpayee occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Vajpayee are found; 94 percent are found in South Asia and 94 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

Vajpayee is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 886 people, or 1 in 865,762. In India it is most common in: Delhi, where 33 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 20 percent live and Maharashtra, where 8 percent live. Aside from India it is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent live and Singapore, where 1 percent live.

Vajpayee Last Name Statistics demography

Vajpayee earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 42.64% less than the national average, earning $24,750 USD per year.

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Vajpayee Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vajpayee in the Oriya language
ବାଜେପୟୀbajepayi-
Vajpayee in the Hindi language
वाजपेयीvajapeyi70.37
वाजपेईvajape'i9.26
बाजपेयीbajapeyi9.26
बाजपेईbajape'i9.26
वाजपेर्इvajaper'i1.85
Vajpayee in the Marathi language
वाजपायीvajapayi63.64
िवजयivajaya36.36

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