Wajir Surname
Approximately 1,038 people bear this surname
Wajir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 494 | 1:358,589 | 19,295 |
| India | 204 | 1:3,760,124 | 104,250 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Indonesia | 96 | 1:1,377,596 | 94,593 |
| Iraq | 89 | 1:393,502 | 7,096 |
| Malaysia | 20 | 1:1,474,711 | 61,770 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Wajir (2,019) may also be a first name.
Wajir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wajir Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wajir (Arabic: آجير, Hindi: वजीर, Marathi: वजीर, Oriya: ୱାଜିର) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wajir? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 351,339th most widespread family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 7,020,757 people. The last name Wajir is primarily found in Africa, where 59 percent of Wajir are found; 48 percent are found in West Africa and 48 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wajir is also the 168,128th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 2,019 people.
This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 494 people, or 1 in 358,589. In Nigeria Wajir is primarily found in: Benue, where 91 percent live, Plateau, where 3 percent live and Kaduna, where 2 percent live. Beside Nigeria it exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in India, where 20 percent live and Egypt, where 12 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wajir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wajir in the Marathi language | ||
| वजीर | vajira | 96.37 |
| वाजीर | vajira | 1.55 |
| नजीर | najira | 0.52 |
| Wajir in the Hindi language | ||
| वजीर | vajira | 94.44 |
| वाजिर | vajira | 5.56 |
| Wajir in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱାଜିର | wajira | 44.44 |
| ୱଜିର | wajira | 22.22 |
| ୱଜୀର | wajira | 11.11 |
| ୱାଯିର | wayira | 7.41 |
| ୱାଜୀର | wajira | 3.7 |
| ୱାଜିହ୍ | wajih | 3.7 |
| ଆଜିର | ajira | 3.7 |
| ୱାଜିର୍ | wajir | 3.7 |
| Wajir in the Arabic language | ||
| آجير | ajyr | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wajir
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