Wazir Surname
Approximately 173,123 people bear this surname
Wazir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 114,891 | 1:280 | 32 |
| Pakistan | 46,588 | 1:3,835 | 414 |
| India | 2,457 | 1:312,196 | 17,451 |
| Malaysia | 1,735 | 1:17,000 | 1,651 |
| Iraq | 1,493 | 1:23,457 | 1,271 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,105 | 1:8,292 | 1,035 |
| Saudi Arabia | 875 | 1:35,264 | 5,116 |
| Egypt | 488 | 1:188,393 | 13,801 |
| Tanzania | 483 | 1:109,610 | 10,597 |
| Bangladesh | 451 | 1:353,341 | 9,758 |
| Syria | 321 | 1:60,128 | 2,841 |
| Indonesia | 305 | 1:433,604 | 36,324 |
| Yemen | 248 | 1:106,554 | 6,321 |
| Kuwait | 222 | 1:17,120 | 2,252 |
| United States | 217 | 1:1,670,318 | 111,195 |
| England | 196 | 1:284,276 | 22,043 |
| Canada | 146 | 1:252,367 | 23,920 |
| Qatar | 144 | 1:16,375 | 1,767 |
| Lebanon | 124 | 1:45,460 | 3,925 |
| Australia | 77 | 1:350,594 | 29,558 |
| Suriname | 70 | 1:7,895 | 1,936 |
| Nigeria | 55 | 1:3,220,777 | 97,902 |
| Palestine | 51 | 1:89,193 | 6,630 |
| Niger | 49 | 1:391,674 | 10,965 |
| Netherlands | 43 | 1:392,725 | 41,894 |
| Zimbabwe | 36 | 1:428,840 | 37,622 |
| Guyana | 31 | 1:24,588 | 2,860 |
| Kenya | 21 | 1:2,199,043 | 36,489 |
| Uganda | 19 | 1:2,054,699 | 65,771 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Iran | 12 | 1:6,398,544 | 138,820 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Jordan | 11 | 1:803,858 | 14,945 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Austria | 5 | 1:1,703,087 | 89,702 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 2 | 1:88,712 | 2,936 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Wazir (155,976) may also be a first name.
Wazir Demographics
Wazir Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Wazir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wazir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wazir (Hindi: वजीर, Marathi: अमीर, Oriya: ୱାଜିର) is more commonly found in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Wazir click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wazir? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,254th most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 42,095 people. Wazir occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Wazir live; 95 percent live in South Asia and 95 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 6,739th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 155,976 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 114,891 people, or 1 in 280. In Afghanistan Wazir is most prevalent in: Kabul, where 16 percent live, Helmand, where 7 percent live and Khost, where 7 percent live. Outside of Afghanistan Wazir occurs in 79 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 27 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.
Wazir Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Wazir surname is predominantly Druze (81%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Wazir last name are 29.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.19% registered with the political party.
The amount Wazir earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 80.01% less than the national average, earning R 47,496 per year; in United States they earn 15.62% less than the national average, earning $36,408 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.42% less than the national average, earning $46,988 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wazir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wazir in the Marathi language | ||
| अमीर | amira | - |
| Wazir in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱାଜିର | wajira | 80 |
| ୱଜିର | wajira | 20 |
| Wazir in the Hindi language | ||
| वजीर | vajira | 77.42 |
| वज़ीर | vazira | 19.35 |
| वज़ीर | vazira | 1.61 |
| बजीर | bajira | 1.61 |
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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 Wazir
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