Wadegu Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wadegu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wadegu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1481:312,02619,474
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Wadegu (10) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Wadegu Demographics

Wadegu Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 4 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Wadegu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wadegu is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wadegu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wadegu is the 1,441,361st most common family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 48,909,704 people. The surname Wadegu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wadegu are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Wadegu is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 10 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 148 people, or 1 in 312,026. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kisumu County, where 55 percent are found, Siaya County, where 43 percent are found and Kiambu County, where 1 percent are found. Not including Kenya this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 1 percent are found.

Wadegu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wadeguh924/
Wadecgu921/
Wadeagu921/
Wadagu8321/
Badegu835/
Badegou7715/
Wadigou774/
Wadagau773/
Wadhagu773/
Wadaagu772/
Wadagou771/
Waudogu771/
Vadegaud711/
Vadagu6729/
Bodegu671/
Wedagu671/
Vadigu671/
Vaidigu624/
Vaidagu623/
Badyguh623/
Wodagou621/
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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 Wadegu
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