Waira Surname
Approximately 2,358 people bear this surname
Waira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,341 | 1:29,112 | 4,003 |
| Papua New Guinea | 582 | 1:14,010 | 1,337 |
| Niger | 280 | 1:68,543 | 3,124 |
| India | 67 | 1:11,448,737 | 210,278 |
| Cameroon | 17 | 1:1,221,710 | 73,195 |
| Kenya | 17 | 1:2,716,465 | 37,471 |
| Solomon Islands | 17 | 1:34,119 | 6,789 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
Waira (811) may also be a first name.
Waira Demographics
Waira Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Waira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Waira (Hindi: वाई्र) occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Waira? popularity and diffusion
Waira is the 180,666th most commonly held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 3,090,562 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Waira live; 58 percent live in East Africa and 55 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 287,044th most frequent given name on earth, borne by 811 people.
Waira is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 1,341 people, or 1 in 29,112. In Uganda it is most common in: Budaka District, where 40 percent are found, Kibuku District, where 17 percent are found and Mayuge District, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Uganda this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent are found and Niger, where 12 percent are found.
Waira Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Waira surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Waira Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Waira in the Hindi language | ||
| वाई्र | va'ira | 75 |
| वाइर्अ | va'ir'a | 25 |
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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 Waira
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