Wadjiri Surname

196,647th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Wadjiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wadjiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1,6301:12,7421,726
Chad4811:28,2583,335
Philippines191:5,328,328173,877
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Wadjiri (2,589) may also be a first name.

Wadjiri Last Name Facts

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

Wadjiri occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wadjiri? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wadjiri is the 196,647th most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,419,778 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wadjiri reside; 73 percent reside in West Africa and 49 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 144,550th most commonly used forename at a global level It is held by 2,589 people.

The last name Wadjiri is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1,630 people, or 1 in 12,742. In Cameroon it is most common in: North Region, where 57 percent are found, Adamawa Region, where 25 percent are found and Far North Region, where 8 percent are found. Besides Cameroon this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Chad, where 23 percent are found and The Philippines, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wajiri92178/
Wadjire8611/
Wadziri863/
Wadjira862/
Wajirri861/
Vadjiri861/
Waziri77103,554/
Wasiri771,631/
Wajire77167/
Wagiri77142/
Vajiri7728/
Waisiri71123/
Waigiri7145/
Vadgiri7127/
Badgiri7123/
Bajgiri7121/
Wazhiri7117/
Waiziri7115/
Waaziri7113/
Wadgeri7112/
Wajjire718/
Wadgire717/
Wazirri717/
Vajirai716/
Wuaziri716/
Wadjera715/
Wazziri714/
Wadiira714/
Warziri714/
Vajiriy713/
Wagirei713/
Waigeri713/
Wazirid711/
Wajires711/
Wedjiry711/
Wasirih711/
Wadyeri711/
Wasuiri711/
Wazirai711/
Wazisri711/
Wazirih711/
Wajuire711/
Wadjere711/
Wazitri711/
Waziroi711/
Wazieri711/
Wazairi711/
Vajgiri711/
Wahziri711/
Wasjire710/
Vadierio6722/
Hwadzira676/
Baadgiri674/
Vajhirai673/
Baddiiri671/
Woidjira671/
Wadjerai671/
Wazirist671/
Uaddgiri671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Wadjiri
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