Vajpeyee Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Vajpeyee Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vajpeyee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India471:16,320,540259,912
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Vajpeyee Last Name Facts

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

Vajpeyee (Hindi: वाजपेयी, Marathi: वाजपेयी) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vajpeyee? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,635,433rd most frequently used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. The last name Vajpeyee occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Vajpeyee reside; 87 percent reside in South Asia and 87 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

This surname is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 16,320,540. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Gujarat, where 21 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 21 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 15 percent are found. Outside of India this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent are found and Nigeria, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Vajpeyee Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vajpeyee in the Hindi language
वाजपेयीvajapeyi-
Vajpeyee in the Marathi language
वाजपेयीvajapeyi-

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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
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