Wazir Surname

3,254th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173,123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Wazir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wazir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan114,8911:28032
Pakistan46,5881:3,835414
India2,4571:312,19617,451
Malaysia1,7351:17,0001,651
Iraq1,4931:23,4571,271
United Arab Emirates1,1051:8,2921,035
Saudi Arabia8751:35,2645,116
Egypt4881:188,39313,801
Tanzania4831:109,61010,597
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Syria3211:60,1282,841
Indonesia3051:433,60436,324
Yemen2481:106,5546,321
Kuwait2221:17,1202,252
United States2171:1,670,318111,195
England1961:284,27622,043
Canada1461:252,36723,920
Qatar1441:16,3751,767
Lebanon1241:45,4603,925
Australia771:350,59429,558
Suriname701:7,8951,936
Nigeria551:3,220,77797,902
Palestine511:89,1936,630
Niger491:391,67410,965
Netherlands431:392,72541,894
Zimbabwe361:428,84037,622
Guyana311:24,5882,860
Kenya211:2,199,04336,489
Uganda191:2,054,69965,771
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Iran121:6,398,544138,820
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Jordan111:803,85814,945
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
France61:11,070,454349,096
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
China41:341,830,39216,990
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
São Tomé and Príncipe21:88,7122,936
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Wazir (155,976) may also be a first name.

Wazir Last Name Facts

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

Wazir (Hindi: वजीर, Marathi: अमीर, Oriya: ୱାଜିର) occurs in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wazir? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,254th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 42,095 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Wazir reside; 95 percent reside in South Asia and 95 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Wazir is also the 6,739th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 155,976 people.

The last name Wazir is most prevalent in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 114,891 people, or 1 in 280. In Afghanistan Wazir is most frequent in: Kabul, where 16 percent are found, Helmand, where 7 percent are found and Khost, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Afghanistan this last name exists in 79 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 27 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

Wazir Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Wazir last name is chiefly Druze (81%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Wazir last name are 29.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.19% being registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wadzir9171/
Wazier9158/
Wazire9150/
Wazirh9137/
Wazair9120/
Waazir9120/
Wazgir912/
Wazzir912/
Warzir911/
Wazhir911/
Wazuir911/
Waizir911/
Wazeir911/
Wazirz911/
Wadzhir8319/
Wazgird8317/
Waziere834/
Wazshir834/
Wayzair832/
Waizire831/
Wa'azir831/
Wasir801,677/
Bazir801,110/
Vazir801,089/
Wajir801,038/
Wazer80848/
Wozir8053/
Wagir8033/
Wezir8017/
Uazir8010/
Wazre804/
Wacir802/
Wazirová777/
Wazeer7343,131/
Bazzir73487/
Bazier73469/
Waiser73260/
Wajzer73255/
Bauzir73214/
Watzer73183/
Waijer73162/
Waizer73153/
Vazire73113/
Wasier73103/
Vazhir7398/
Vazirh7345/
Wagire7343/
Weazer7328/
Wayzer7326/
Wajitr7323/
Wadjir7319/
Wazere7318/
Batzir7317/
Bazoir7314/
Wachir7312/
Warzer7311/
Bazhir739/
Wuazer736/
Wajair734/
Baizir733/
Uazair733/
Waiger733/
Wadgir732/
Bazair732/
Vazier732/
Waisir732/
Baazir732/
Wasair732/
Wozair731/
Waajir731/
Wadzer731/
Waezer731/
Wojair731/
Wazger731/
Wasgir731/
Uhazir731/
Vazair731/
Waijir731/
Watgir731/
Wazzer731/
Waysir731/
Weezir731/
Vazgir731/
Woozir731/
Bazirh731/
Bayzir731/
Uazire731/
Wauzer730/
Bazeir730/
Wagier730/
Wacier730/
Bazhair674,620/
Waaijer67736/
Waitzer67169/
Bauzier6787/
Watzger6746/
Waisire6714/
Varzier6711/
Wadjire6711/
Wajjire678/
Wadgire677/
Whadgir677/
Bazzier676/
Waigert675/
Wadgirr673/
Weizire673/
Waitser673/
Wetzier672/
Wachair671/
Wadhgir671/
Wadzher671/
Wahdgir671/
Hwaiser671/
Washgir671/
Vazhire671/
Waigerd671/
Wajuire671/
Bazchir671/
Bazheir671/
Warzeer671/
Beazier670/
Wastzer670/
Bauzair670/
Veazier670/

Wazir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wazir in the Marathi language
अमीरamira-
Wazir in the Oriya language
ୱାଜିରwajira80
ୱଜିରwajira20
Wazir in the Hindi language
वजीरvajira77.42
वज़ीरvazira19.35
वज़ीरvazira1.61
बजीरbajira1.61

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