Wadjiri Surname
Approximately 2,131 people bear this surname
Wadjiri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1,630 | 1:12,742 | 1,726 |
| Chad | 481 | 1:28,258 | 3,335 |
| Philippines | 19 | 1:5,328,328 | 173,877 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
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
The last name Wadjiri has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Wadjiri click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wadjiri? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 196,647th most widespread last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 3,419,778 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wadjiri are found; 73 percent are found in West Africa and 49 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 144,550th most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 2,589 people.
This surname is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1,630 people, or 1 in 12,742. In Cameroon Wadjiri is most numerous in: North Region, where 57 percent reside, Adamawa Region, where 25 percent reside and Far North Region, where 8 percent reside. Not including Cameroon this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Chad, where 23 percent reside and The Philippines, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wajiri | 92 | 178 | / |
| Wadjire | 86 | 11 | / |
| Wadziri | 86 | 3 | / |
| Wadjira | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wajirri | 86 | 1 | / |
| Vadjiri | 86 | 1 | / |
| Waziri | 77 | 103,554 | / |
| Wasiri | 77 | 1,631 | / |
| Wajire | 77 | 167 | / |
| Wagiri | 77 | 142 | / |
| Vajiri | 77 | 28 | / |
| Waisiri | 71 | 123 | / |
| Waigiri | 71 | 45 | / |
| Vadgiri | 71 | 27 | / |
| Badgiri | 71 | 23 | / |
| Bajgiri | 71 | 21 | / |
| Wazhiri | 71 | 17 | / |
| Waiziri | 71 | 15 | / |
| Waaziri | 71 | 13 | / |
| Wadgeri | 71 | 12 | / |
| Wajjire | 71 | 8 | / |
| Wadgire | 71 | 7 | / |
| Wazirri | 71 | 7 | / |
| Vajirai | 71 | 6 | / |
| Wuaziri | 71 | 6 | / |
| Wadjera | 71 | 5 | / |
| Wazziri | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wadiira | 71 | 4 | / |
| Warziri | 71 | 4 | / |
| Vajiriy | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wagirei | 71 | 3 | / |
| Waigeri | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wazirid | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wajires | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wedjiry | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wasirih | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wadyeri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wasuiri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wazirai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wazisri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wazirih | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wajuire | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wadjere | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wazitri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waziroi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wazieri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wazairi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vajgiri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wahziri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wasjire | 71 | 0 | / |
| Vadierio | 67 | 22 | / |
| Hwadzira | 67 | 6 | / |
| Baadgiri | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vajhirai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Baddiiri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woidjira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wadjerai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wazirist | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uaddgiri | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wadjiri
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