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 may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wazirou? popularity and diffusion
Wazirou is the 2,776,799th most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname Wazirou is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wazirou live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,134,117th most prevalent given name at a global level, borne by 73 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 408,341. In Niger it is primarily concentrated in: Maradi Region, where 36 percent live, Tahoua Region, where 26 percent live and Niamey Capital District, where 13 percent live. Beside Niger this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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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