Wazirou Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Wazirou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 47 | 1:408,341 | 11,310 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Wazirou (73) may also be a first name.
Wazirou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wazirou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wazirou is most common in Niger. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wazirou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,776,799th most widely held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. Wazirou occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wazirou are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,134,117th most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 73 people.
This last name is most common in Niger, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 408,341. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Maradi Region, where 36 percent live, Tahoua Region, where 26 percent live and Niamey Capital District, where 13 percent live. Beside Niger Wazirou occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 2 percent live and Cameroon, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waziru | 92 | 77 | / |
| Waziro | 92 | 58 | / |
| Waziroh | 86 | 33 | / |
| Waziroo | 86 | 23 | / |
| Wasirou | 86 | 2 | / |
| Bazirou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wajirou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Waziroi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Waziroya | 80 | 7 | / |
| Wadjirou | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wachirou | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wadzhiru | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wazirzoy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wazira | 77 | 499 | / |
| Wasiru | 77 | 121 | / |
| Wajiru | 77 | 84 | / |
| Wagiro | 77 | 46 | / |
| Wasiro | 77 | 37 | / |
| Wajiro | 77 | 22 | / |
| Vaziro | 77 | 17 | / |
| Baziru | 77 | 15 | / |
| Baziro | 77 | 13 | / |
| Wagiru | 77 | 10 | / |
| Vaziru | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wazeru | 77 | 2 | / |
| Waciru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wazero | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wasssirou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wasiroh | 71 | 53 | / |
| Wachiro | 71 | 44 | / |
| Wazirah | 71 | 38 | / |
| Wajiroh | 71 | 8 | / |
| Waisero | 71 | 5 | / |
| Wachiru | 71 | 4 | / |
| Waiseru | 71 | 3 | / |
| Uazairu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wazeero | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wazirai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waigiru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bazairo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bazziru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bazerou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bagirou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wahgiro | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wadjiro | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waziraa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Watsiro | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bachirou | 67 | 9,932 | / |
| Bazireau | 67 | 204 | / |
| Baziriyo | 67 | 47 | / |
| Wadzhira | 67 | 17 | / |
| Wasairro | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wachiroh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hwadzira | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wasiraju | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bauzeiro | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bazireyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bazirayo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baizeiro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wazzirah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wazeerud | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wazirou
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