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
The surname Waga (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺍﻗﺔ, Oriya: ୱାଗା) is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waga? popularity and diffusion
Waga is the 31,034th most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 423,498 people. The surname Waga is predominantly found in Africa, where 47 percent of Waga are found; 28 percent are found in East Africa and 20 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Waga is also the 53,233rd most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 12,313 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 3,381 people, or 1 in 28,851. Aside from Ethiopia it exists in 56 countries. It is also found in Japan, where 19 percent are found and Cameroon, where 10 percent are found.
Waga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Waga has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,267 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Waga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Waga last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Waga are 3.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.67% registered with the 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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- 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 Waga
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