Waziri Surname

5,471st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103,554 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Waziri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waziri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria53,5051:3,311449
Tanzania43,7651:1,210158
Niger1,3501:14,216973
Cameroon1,3471:15,4192,103
Egypt7931:115,9349,519
Afghanistan4841:66,4322,068
Chad4811:28,2583,335
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
DR Congo2741:269,63325,289
Malawi2351:72,8479,384
United States2231:1,625,376108,854
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Kenya1031:448,34923,733
England901:619,09036,665
Benin711:145,57215,253
Canada641:575,71247,839
Pakistan521:3,435,45926,277
Germany401:2,012,636110,053
India391:19,668,343291,059
Denmark321:176,39714,920
Uganda221:1,774,51360,490
Syria191:1,015,8436,722
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Turks and Caicos Islands81:4,291379
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Finland71:785,24338,644
Norway71:734,61250,907
Iceland51:76,0184,442
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
France31:22,140,907385,998
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Waziri (45,151) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wazhiri9217/
Waiziri9215/
Waaziri9213/
Wazirri927/
Wuaziri926/
Wazziri924/
Warziri924/
Wadziri923/
Wazirai921/
Wazairi921/
Wazieri921/
Waziroi921/
Wazitri921/
Wahziri921/
Wazirid921/
Wazirih921/
Wazisri921/
Wazirist861/
Vaziri8326,929/
Waziry831,763/
Wasiri831,631/
Wazira83499/
Wajiri83178/
Wagiri83142/
Woziri83110/
Baziri8370/
Wazeri8369/
Wazire8350/
Waciri834/
Weziri831/
Wadjiri772,131/
Waisiri77123/
Wazeeri7778/
Waigiri7745/
Wachiri7729/
Baiziri7723/
Bazairi7710/
Watsiri775/
Waziery774/
Waziere774/
Wazeiry774/
Wagirei773/
Waigeri773/
Wazheri772/
Waziraa771/
Wajirri771/
Waizire771/
Baaziri771/
Wasuiri771/
Vazirri771/
Wasirih771/
Wazirge771/
Wadzhira7117/
Hwadzira716/
Wachiori715/
Wachsiri714/
Waicheri711/
Watsirio711/
Wachuiri711/
Wachirai711/
Wourziri711/
Wazirzoy711/
Wazieres711/
Watsieri711/
Bazire672,930/
Wazery671,715/
Wacira671,525/
Wazera67670/
Wosiri67353/
Bagiri67245/
Vagiri67240/
Wajire67167/
Vazire67113/
Vasiri67102/
Veziri6775/
Vaziry6747/
Vazira6747/
Wagire6743/
Vajiri6728/
Wazere6718/
Wasire6717/
Wageri6714/
Wozira679/
Bazeri678/
Wezire673/
Vazeri673/
Waseri673/
Boziri672/
Uazire671/
Baziry671/
Weziry671/
Wesiri671/
Wazyra671/
Wacire671/

Waziri Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Waziri in the Hindi language
वजीरीvajiri-
Waziri in the Arabic language
وزيرىwzyry-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Waziri
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