Wajapey Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Wajapey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Wajapey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wajapey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wajapey (Marathi: वाजपेयी) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wajapey.
How Common Is The Last Name Wajapey? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wajapey is the 7,593,402nd most frequent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 83 percent of Wajapey are found; 83 percent are found in South Asia and 83 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.
The last name Wajapey is most common in India, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 255,688,461. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 67 percent are found and Bihar, where 33 percent are found. Excluding India this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nepal, where 33 percent are found and Nigeria, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wajapey Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wajapey in the Marathi language | ||
| वाजपेयी | vajapeyi | 50 |
| वाजपेय | vajapeya | 50 |
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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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- 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 Wajapey
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