Wachar Surname
Approximately 167 people bear this surname
Wachar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 156 | 1:123,026 | 4,780 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 1:2,930,593 | 17,989 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Wachar (16) may also be a first name.
Wachar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wachar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wachar (Hindi: वाछर, Oriya: ୱାଚର) is carried by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Wachar click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wachar? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,338,236th most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 43,637,999 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Wachar reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequent forename world-wide, held by 16 people.
Wachar is most widely held in Niger, where it is carried by 156 people, or 1 in 123,026. In Niger it is most numerous in: Tahoua Region, where 61 percent live, Agadez Region, where 21 percent live and Zinder Region, where 14 percent live. Aside from Niger it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 5 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wachar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wachar in the Hindi language | ||
| वाछर | vachara | - |
| Wachar in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱାଚର | wacara | - |
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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 Wachar
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