Waziru Surname
Approximately 77 people bear this surname
Waziru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 58 | 1:3,054,185 | 94,504 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Waziru (83) may also be a first name.
Waziru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waziru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Waziru is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Waziru? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,152,526th most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. The surname Waziru occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Waziru reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,052,971st most common first name at a global level, held by 83 people.
The surname Waziru is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 3,054,185. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Kano, where 24 percent are found, Kwara, where 22 percent are found and Sokoto, where 19 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Waziru occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 21 percent are found and Uganda, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wazirou | 92 | 49 | / |
| Wadzhiru | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wasiru | 83 | 121 | / |
| Wajiru | 83 | 84 | / |
| Baziru | 83 | 15 | / |
| Wagiru | 83 | 10 | / |
| Vaziru | 83 | 4 | / |
| Wazeru | 83 | 2 | / |
| Waciru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waziroo | 77 | 23 | / |
| Wachiru | 77 | 4 | / |
| Waiseru | 77 | 3 | / |
| Uazairu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wasirou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Waigiru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bazziru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wajirou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bazirou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wachirou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wadjirou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wazeerud | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vajiru | 67 | 50 | / |
| Wesiru | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wageru | 67 | 5 | / |
| Waceru | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bagiru | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vasiru | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wajeru | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wasssirou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waseru | 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 Waziru
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