Wabuga Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

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

Wabuga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wabuga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wabuga Last Name Facts

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

Wabuga occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wabuga? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wabuga is the 3,665,662nd most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. Wabuga is predominantly found in Africa, where 52 percent of Wabuga are found; 45 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 45 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

Wabuga is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 627,209. In Papua New Guinea Wabuga is most frequent in: Milne Bay, where 100 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 28 percent live and The DR Congo, where 14 percent live.

Wabuga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waibuga9237/
Wabhuga921/
Wabugga921/
Wabouga921/
Waibunga861/
Babuga833,291/
Wabuge831,044/
Waboga83163/
Wabugi8311/
Wabugo8310/
Waibunnga804/
Babouga77247/
Waibugo7722/
Wampuga7717/
Wabooga7714/
Baabuga7710/
Baybuga777/
Waiboga776/
Babugga775/
Babauga772/
Vabouga771/
Wabugho771/
Wabugye771/
Wobugai771/
Waibogha7141/
Wabougui711/
Bavuga67544/
Wanphunga67199/
Woboga6739/
Wobugo6723/
Babuge6717/
Babugi6716/
Wobuge676/
Wabogo673/

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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
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  • 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 Wabuga
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