Wag Surname

429,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 802 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Micronesia

Wag Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wag Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2921:2,626,93682,479
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Micronesia1001:1,062227
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Papua New Guinea441:185,31225,733
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Pakistan181:9,924,66048,309
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
Austria141:608,24554,975
Taiwan141:1,674,62511,030
China101:136,732,1577,199
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England51:11,143,612252,590
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
France21:33,211,361423,184
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Wag (141) may also be a first name.

Wag Last Name Facts

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

Wag (Hindi: वाग्) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wag? popularity and diffusion

It is the 429,827th most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 9,086,716 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 45 percent of Wag are found; 39 percent are found in South Asia and 36 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 778,371st most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 141 people.

The surname Wag is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 292 people, or 1 in 2,626,936. In India Wag is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 87 percent reside, Bihar, where 2 percent reside and Goa, where 1 percent reside. Excluding India this surname occurs in 45 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 15 percent reside and Micronesia, where 12 percent reside.

Wag Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wag has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 153 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 29 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wag Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wag are 31.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 78.57% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wag earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 84.46% less than the national average, earning R 36,924 per year and in United States they earn 7.76% less than the national average, earning $39,799 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wagh8648,023/
Wagg863,455/
Waag861,318/
Wagt86266/
Waig86138/
Weag8688/
Whag8661/
Wahg8655/
Waug8611/
Wajg869/
Wgag864/
Hwag863/
Wayg861/
Wwag861/
Wacg861/
Wasg861/
Vwag861/
Wuag861/
Waugh7532,520/
Waagø7598/
Waigh7562/
Waagh7536/
Wajgt7535/
Wahag7531/
Whagh7514/
Wahgh758/
Waigt756/
Waggs755/
Weagh753/
Wuahg753/
Wuagh752/
Waqgh752/
Waggh752/
Hwaug751/
Wwagh751/
Hwagh751/
Waygh751/
Waygt751/
Waugk750/
Waggt750/
Whagg750/
Bag67753,158/
Wak673,221/
Vag671,319/
Waq671,270/
Wagowa67183/
Wog67112/
Waigth6714/
Wakgue678/
Uag677/
Wagová673/
Wacgue672/
Waaaag671/
Waîgue671/
Waggig671/
Waague671/
Whaugh671/

Wag Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wag in the Hindi language
वाग्vag-

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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 Wag
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