Vagaya Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Vagaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Vagaya (10) may also be a first name.
Vagaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vagaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Vagaya (Marathi: वागया) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Vagaya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most commonly held last name globally, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Vagaya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Vagaya reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Vagaya is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held first name at a global level, held by 10 people.
It is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 67 percent are found and North Region, where 33 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon Vagaya exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vagaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vagaya in the Marathi language | ||
| वागया | vagaya | 50 |
| वगया | vagaya | 50 |
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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 Vagaya
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