Guaga Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Guaga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guaga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Guaga (15) may also be a first name.

Guaga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Guaga is found in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guaga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Guaga is the 4,908,606th most widespread surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Guaga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 56 percent of Guaga are found; 56 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently held forename on earth It is held by 15 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Niger, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 2,399,002. In Niger Guaga is most common in: Dosso Region, where 100 percent reside. Not including Niger it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 38 percent reside and Nigeria, where 6 percent reside.

Guaga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Guaga has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guagha9119/
Nguaga911/
Guagaz911/
Guayga911/
Guangah831/
Gbaga801,884/
Kuaga8080/
Gwaga8074/
Guago8022/
Guoga808/
Cuaga802/
Quaga802/
N'Guanga774/
Ngquanga771/
Kuanga73545/
Gbagha73115/
Guogas7331/
Cuanga7330/
Cuagat7321/
Gwaiga7318/
Gbeaga7317/
Guonga735/
Gbagah733/
Guagou732/
Quagha732/
Gueyga732/
Gbouga732/
Quagah732/
Gueiga731/
Cuagay731/
Hgbaga731/
Guouga731/
Gwaqga731/
Gwagai731/
Gbagai731/
Gwagha731/
Gwaaga731/
Gbagay731/
Kuagha731/
Kuagga730/
Guagos730/
Nkuanga674,935/
Quwanga67704/
Ghwanga67189/
Kuangga6744/
Cuhanga6725/
Nguonga6721/
Gbeagha6715/
Kgwanga6714/
Gueagho678/
Gbeagay675/
Ggwanga674/
Gwahaga674/
Ghuango673/
Ngwauga673/
Kuaanga673/
Gbhagay672/
Gqwanga671/
Cuangay671/
Nguagou671/
Ngwagah671/
Gbougai671/
Gwangah671/

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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 Guaga
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