Bwagi Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Solomon Islands
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Bwagi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bwagi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Solomon Islands951:6,106881
Uganda191:2,054,69965,771
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430

Bwagi (33) may also be a first name.

Bwagi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bwagi is borne by more people in The Solomon Islands than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Bwagi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bwagi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,544,715th most commonly used last name globally It is held by around 1 in 54,384,671 people. Bwagi occurs mostly in Oceania, where 71 percent of Bwagi are found; 71 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 71 percent are found in Solomonic Oceania. It is also the 1,807,719th most commonly used forename in the world, borne by 33 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The Solomon Islands, where it is held by 95 people, or 1 in 6,106. In The Solomon Islands Bwagi is primarily concentrated in: Malaita Province, where 56 percent live, Makira Province, where 43 percent live and Capital Territory, where 1 percent live. Other than The Solomon Islands this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 14 percent live and Nigeria, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bwaagi913/
Bwaggi911/
Bwangai831/
Bwogi801,636/
Bwazi80300/
Bwaga80191/
Bwasi8093/
Bwegi8014/
Bwage8012/
Pwagi804/
Bwaji803/
Bwaize73377/
Buangi73203/
Bwoogi7332/
Mpwagi7316/
Bwaaga7314/
Bwaise7312/
Pwangi7310/
Bwoggi738/
Bwaiga735/
Bwagga733/
Bwaizi732/
Bwagye732/
Bwazie731/
Bweigi731/
Buagui731/
Vwagie731/
Bwaziz731/
Bwaiza731/
Bwadji731/
Bwazai731/
Pwagoi731/
Buagie730/
Buanggi677/
Buhangi672/
Buhaigi671/
Buagais671/
Buangie671/
Bwoigui671/

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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 Bwagi
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