Bagye Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Bagye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bagye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda291:1,346,18251,611
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Bagye (15) may also be a first name.

Bagye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bagye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﻛﻴﻪ) is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bagye? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,776,799th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname Bagye is predominantly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Bagye are found; 59 percent are found in East Africa and 57 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Bagye is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held given name on earth, borne by 15 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 1,346,182. In Uganda Bagye is most numerous in: Bugiri District, where 21 percent live, Kanungu District, where 17 percent live and Kampala District, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 18 percent live and Indonesia, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baagye912/
Bwagye912/
Bagy89552/
Bgye891/
Bagyeyo832/
Baagyei831/
Bagyeya831/
Bayagye831/
Bauugye831/
Bagya801,070/
Bagyo80803/
Bhagy80576/
Bagyi80150/
Bagyó80105/
Bogye8037/
Bugye8024/
Bahgy809/
Baugy804/
Bagyu803/
Beagy802/
Biagy802/
Boagy801/
Ba-Agyei773/
Bagyiiye771/
Bgy759/
Bhagya735,905/
Bugyei731,000/
Bagyao73111/
Beaugy7363/
Bhagyo7323/
Bugyie7310/
Byagya735/
Bagyya735/
Baagya734/
Bahgyo733/
Bwagyi732/
Bagyio732/
Bhagyi732/
Baagyi731/
Pbagya731/
Bbagya731/
Bahgya731/
Bagyou731/
Bagyoo731/
Bagyay731/
Bhugye731/
Bayayugye711/
Pagy6776/
Bouyagy6730/
Bugy6723/
Bágy6715/
Bhaagya674/
Bagyayo674/
Bhagyya673/
Bhgy672/
Bhagyai672/
Baiagya671/
Baiyagy671/
Bhyagya671/
Baagyya671/
Bugyeya671/
Bhagyou671/
Bagyawa671/
Bagyuia671/
Bgyo671/
Bygy671/

Bagye Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bagye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﺎﻛﻴﻪbakyh-

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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 Bagye
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