Waziri Surname
Approximately 103,554 people bear this surname
Waziri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 53,505 | 1:3,311 | 449 |
| Tanzania | 43,765 | 1:1,210 | 158 |
| Niger | 1,350 | 1:14,216 | 973 |
| Cameroon | 1,347 | 1:15,419 | 2,103 |
| Egypt | 793 | 1:115,934 | 9,519 |
| Afghanistan | 484 | 1:66,432 | 2,068 |
| Chad | 481 | 1:28,258 | 3,335 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| DR Congo | 274 | 1:269,633 | 25,289 |
| Malawi | 235 | 1:72,847 | 9,384 |
| United States | 223 | 1:1,625,376 | 108,854 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Kenya | 103 | 1:448,349 | 23,733 |
| England | 90 | 1:619,090 | 36,665 |
| Benin | 71 | 1:145,572 | 15,253 |
| Canada | 64 | 1:575,712 | 47,839 |
| Pakistan | 52 | 1:3,435,459 | 26,277 |
| Germany | 40 | 1:2,012,636 | 110,053 |
| India | 39 | 1:19,668,343 | 291,059 |
| Denmark | 32 | 1:176,397 | 14,920 |
| Uganda | 22 | 1:1,774,513 | 60,490 |
| Syria | 19 | 1:1,015,843 | 6,722 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 8 | 1:4,291 | 379 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Iceland | 5 | 1:76,018 | 4,442 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
Waziri (45,151) may also be a first name.
Waziri Demographics
Average Waziri Salary in
United States
$50,504 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Waziri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waziri Come From? nationality or country of origin
Waziri (Arabic: وزيرى, Hindi: वजीरी) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waziri? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,471st most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 70,374 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Waziri live; 55 percent live in West Africa and 52 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Waziri is also the 20,133rd most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 45,151 people.
The last name Waziri is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 53,505 people, or 1 in 3,311. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Borno, where 15 percent live, Bauchi, where 14 percent live and Kaduna, where 11 percent live. Besides Nigeria this last name exists in 54 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 42 percent live and Niger, where 1 percent live.
Waziri Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (56%) in Kenya and Muslim (80%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Waziri last name are 43.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 96.43% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Waziri earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 17.05% more than the national average, earning $50,504 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.25% less than the national average, earning $49,558 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Waziri Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Waziri in the Hindi language | ||
| वजीरी | vajiri | - |
| Waziri in the Arabic language | ||
| وزيرى | wzyry | - |
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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 Waziri
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