Wariri Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wariri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wariri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria821:2,160,27874,262
Papua New Guinea421:194,13626,902
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Wariri (22) may also be a first name.

Wariri Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wariri is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wariri.

How Common Is The Last Name Wariri? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,589,322nd most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 56,933,952 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 66 percent of Wariri are found; 64 percent are found in West Africa and 64 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 22 people.

This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 82 people, or 1 in 2,160,278. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Delta, where 45 percent are found, Edo, where 38 percent are found and Lagos, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent are found and Belarus, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wairiri92247/
Waririt92147/
Wariori92122/
Wariroi92110/
Warirai9240/
Warisri9235/
Hwariri9212/
Warziri924/
Wargiri923/
Wariris921/
Waraisri862/
Warjri8311,016/
Bariri83719/
Warira83195/
Waruri8379/
Variri8339/
Warire8334/
Woriri8314/
Wareri8311/
Weriri831/
Wairire77289/
Waryori77102/
Hwarire7746/
Woriori7725/
Warurii7710/
Barirai777/
Varirai776/
Bauriri775/
Vargiri774/
Hwarira773/
Wariera773/
Varisri772/
Waresri772/
Barairi772/
Varitri771/
Waraire771/
Wareire771/
Bahriri771/
Bairiri771/
Varirie771/
Varairi771/
Vairiri771/
Wariere771/
Vajrgiri71358/
Wareesri71231/
Warriori7132/
Varhgiri7117/
Wareerit7111/
Varirzai719/
Wairuira716/
Vargirai715/
Barreiri715/
Varaisri713/
Barairai712/
Warisree711/
Barirrai711/
Barrirai711/
Wariraha711/
Huariori711/
Wourziri711/
Bahariri711/
Warerith711/
Warere67357/
Warure67157/
Barire67101/
Boriri6764/
Warera6736/
Bareri6734/
Varira6712/
Vareri676/
Werire675/
Varuri674/
Varahgiri672/
Voriri671/
Uarira671/
Varyri671/
Worire671/

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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 Wariri
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