Wazili Surname

324,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Wazili Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wazili Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,0721:15,9692,510
Zimbabwe271:571,78744,609
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Wazili (131) may also be a first name.

Wazili Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wazili is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wazili? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 324,225th most commonly held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 6,342,512 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wazili live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Wazili is also the 811,108th most numerous first name on earth, borne by 131 people.

The last name Wazili is most widely held in Malawi, where it is borne by 1,072 people, or 1 in 15,969. Excluding Malawi this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wasili833,322/
Bazili83590/
Wazila8334/
Vazili8323/
Wazile8318/
Wagili8314/
Wazeli8314/
Wajili837/
Wozili831/
Wachili77415/
Badzili7773/
Warzeli7719/
Bazzili773/
Waigeli772/
Wasilij772/
Vazilio772/
Wasilii771/
Batzili771/
Waziela771/
Warzila771/
Waisili771/
Wascili771/
Wasilih771/
Wasaili771/
Bayzili771/
Bazuili771/
Bazilij771/
Bazilei771/
Bazilai771/
Waseili771/
Weazile770/
Vatzioli714/
Wasilich712/
Watsieli711/
Bazailli711/
Wozilieh711/
Warziley711/
Vadzhili711/
Warzilay711/
Bazile6725,533/
Vasili672,689/
Bagili67923/
Bazeli67184/
Bazyli67112/
Waseli6799/
Wazele6750/
Wageli6746/
Vagili6742/
Vazeli6741/
Wasile6733/
Vacili6722/
Wezile6715/
Wagile6710/
Wesili6710/
Wacila679/
Vazile677/
Wazela675/
Vajili675/
Wajeli675/
Wozila674/
Vazila674/
Bozili674/
Wezeli672/
Wacile672/
Wajile672/
Vazily671/
Wasyli671/
Wourzilai671/
Wozile671/
Bazilé671/
Wezily671/
Wacily671/

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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 Wazili
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