Waga Surname
Approximately 17,208 people bear this surname
Waga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 3,381 | 1:28,851 | 3,488 |
| Japan | 3,288 | 1:38,882 | 3,483 |
| Cameroon | 1,711 | 1:12,139 | 1,639 |
| Poland | 1,565 | 1:24,287 | 3,717 |
| Philippines | 1,494 | 1:67,763 | 11,620 |
| Pakistan | 1,125 | 1:158,795 | 4,224 |
| Kenya | 1,114 | 1:41,454 | 4,343 |
| Chad | 867 | 1:15,677 | 1,955 |
| Nepal | 437 | 1:65,174 | 1,710 |
| Papua New Guinea | 395 | 1:20,642 | 2,191 |
| Uganda | 264 | 1:147,876 | 13,161 |
| United States | 190 | 1:1,907,679 | 123,720 |
| Indonesia | 178 | 1:742,973 | 57,103 |
| DR Congo | 150 | 1:492,530 | 39,325 |
| Tanzania | 124 | 1:426,948 | 29,878 |
| Benin | 110 | 1:93,960 | 10,816 |
| Solomon Islands | 100 | 1:5,800 | 828 |
| Australia | 97 | 1:278,306 | 24,956 |
| Congo | 87 | 1:57,346 | 5,134 |
| Nigeria | 87 | 1:2,036,124 | 71,256 |
| Ivory Coast | 78 | 1:295,785 | 11,177 |
| Germany | 72 | 1:1,118,131 | 74,279 |
| India | 66 | 1:11,622,203 | 212,115 |
| Niger | 53 | 1:362,114 | 10,354 |
| Brazil | 28 | 1:7,645,512 | 174,288 |
| England | 25 | 1:2,228,722 | 84,230 |
| Taiwan | 11 | 1:2,131,341 | 13,802 |
| Senegal | 10 | 1:1,457,934 | 3,873 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Gabon | 9 | 1:209,910 | 2,378 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
Waga (12,313) may also be a first name.
Waga Demographics
Average Waga Salary in
United States
$51,932 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Waga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Waga (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺍﻗﺔ, Oriya: ୱାଗା) occurs most in Ethiopia. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waga? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 31,034th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 423,498 people. Waga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 47 percent of Waga reside; 28 percent reside in East Africa and 20 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Waga is also the 53,233rd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 12,313 people.
The last name is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 3,381 people, or 1 in 28,851. Without taking into account Ethiopia this last name exists in 56 countries. It is also common in Japan, where 19 percent are found and Cameroon, where 10 percent are found.
Waga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Waga has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Waga last name expanded 1,267 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Waga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Waga last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Waga surname are 3.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.67% registered with the political party.
Waga earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.36% more than the national average, earning $51,932 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Waga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Waga in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱାଗା | waga | 99.2 |
| ୱଗା | waga | 0.8 |
| Waga in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﺍﻗﺔ | waqt | 50 |
| ﻭﺍﻛﺔ | wakt | 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
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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 Waga
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