Wajire Surname
Approximately 167 people bear this surname
Wajire Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 120 | 1:325,327 | 21,922 |
| India | 47 | 1:16,320,540 | 259,912 |
Wajire Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wajire Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wajire (Marathi: वजीरे) is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wajire? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wajire is the 1,338,236th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 43,637,999 people. Wajire is predominantly found in Africa, where 72 percent of Wajire are found; 72 percent are found in East Africa and 72 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 120 people, or 1 in 325,327. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Kibuku District, where 87 percent live, Namutumba District, where 6 percent live and Butaleja District, where 2 percent live. Beside Uganda this surname is found in one country. It is also found in India, where 28 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wajire Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wajire in the Marathi language | ||
| वजीरे | vajire | 70.83 |
| वाजीरे | vajire | 20.83 |
| वजीर | vajira | 4.17 |
| वजीरेाने | vajireane | 4.17 |
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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 Wajire
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