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Wazir Surname Meaning

from Arabic wazīr ‘vizier senior minister adviser’.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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Between 1990 and 2003, in the United States, Wazir life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2003, and highest in 1990. The average life expectancy for Wazir in 1990 was 77, and 52 in 2003.

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