Wezire Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Wezire Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wezire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Wezire (5) may also be a first name.

Wezire Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wezire Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Wezire occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wezire? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wezire are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Wezire is also the 5,493,085th most widespread given name at a global level It is held by 5 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Kibaale District, where 50 percent reside and Mubende District, where 50 percent reside. Not including Uganda this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weizire923/
Wezir9117/
Bezire83124/
Wazire8350/
Wezere8310/
Wesire839/
Wizire836/
Wejire831/
Weziri831/
Wezira831/
Weezir831/
Weziry831/
Bezaire77897/
Beizire7743/
Weicere776/
Beezire774/
Waziere774/
Beziere772/
Weisire771/
Bezeire771/
Bezzire771/
Waizire771/
Weisere770/
Vezir73855/
Bezir73472/
Wezer73122/
Wesir7325/
Wejir734/
Vezre732/
Wizir732/
Weigerer712/
Wuerzier711/
Weizeret711/
Weizeira711/
Wedzerei711/
Hwezhere711/
Waziri67103,554/
Weiser6721,681/
Waziry671,763/
Bezier671,437/
Weijer671,005/
Weiger67708/
Weizer67465/
Vezier67442/
Wiezer67201/
Vazire67113/
Woziri67110/
Veziri6775/
Werzer6770/
Wegier6762/
Bizire6743/
Begire6741/
Wesere6735/
Wegere6735/
Weazer6728/
Weezer6727/
Wizere6724/
Wazere6718/
Wasire6717/
Weyzer6716/
Wejzer6713/
Wasere6711/
Wozere6710/
Wosere677/
Vesire677/
Weicer677/
Wegiri675/
Weijerhed673/
Bezere673/
Wirzer672/
Wizira672/
Bezair672/
Westshire672/
Bezzir672/
Wizier671/
Bezhir671/
Wiziri671/
Wejiri671/
Vecire671/
Vizire671/
Vezira671/
Wesiri671/
Wezera671/
Wezjer671/
Wesreh671/
Waizir671/
Wesier671/
Weuzer670/
Whetshire670/
Wezger670/
Weisgerer670/

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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 Wezire
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