Waheri Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Waheri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waheri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania121:4,411,80154,433
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Waheri (192) may also be a first name.

Waheri Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waheri is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Waheri? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,957,383rd most frequently held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name Waheri occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Waheri are found; 84 percent are found in East Africa and 84 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 655,603rd most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 192 people.

Waheri is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 4,411,801. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Kagera Region, where 33 percent are found, Lindi Region, where 33 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 33 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 36 percent are found and Pakistan, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waheriy921/
Waeri91196/
Vaheri83253/
Wahiri83134/
Waerie8311/
Wahere834/
Waeris832/
Waeeri831/
Waeroi831/
Baheriy7716/
Wahiriy7711/
Baherri778/
Vahaeri775/
Bahejri774/
Vaheriy774/
Vaherio774/
Bahheri771/
Baherai771/
Wahaere771/
Wahgere771/
Whahiri771/
Vaheeri771/
Vaherei771/
Baheeri771/
Baheiri771/
Baherih771/
Waerich770/
Waery7326/
Waere7311/
Weuri731/
Vaheraai711/
Vaheheri711/
Waheresh710/
Wehere67310/
Waerea67139/
Vahiri6794/
Waehrisch6710/
Vahere679/
Baerii677/
Vaerio674/
Baerri673/
Waehry673/
Baeryi673/
Wahire672/
Waaera671/
Waaere671/
Baerai671/
Waeroy671/
Vaeiri671/
Weaere671/
Wehiri671/
Bağeri671/
Vaerei671/
Wheure671/
Baeyri671/
Vahery670/

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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 Waheri
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis