Wagaba Surname

188,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,248 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wagaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wagaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2,0451:19,0902,855
South Africa911:595,35945,471
Papua New Guinea551:148,24920,445
England341:1,638,76668,634
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Wagaba (41) may also be a first name.

Wagaba Last Name Facts

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

Wagaba occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wagaba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wagaba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 188,157th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,241,791 people. The last name Wagaba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Wagaba are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most frequent first name in the world, held by 41 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 2,045 people, or 1 in 19,090. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Wakiso District, where 24 percent live, Kampala District, where 15 percent live and Mukono District, where 7 percent live. Apart from Uganda this last name is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 4 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live.

Wagaba Last Name Statistics demography

Wagaba earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 65.53% less than the national average, earning R 81,924 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waggaba923/
Wagabai921/
Bagaba83220/
Wagoba8338/
Wagabe8328/
Wagabi8326/
Vagaba8316/
Wagabo838/
Wogaba831/
Bagabay77247/
Bagabai77130/
Wagabui7783/
Vagabai7725/
Waghabi7710/
Wagooba777/
Bagabau775/
Wagampa773/
Baghaba772/
Wagaubi771/
Wagabie771/
Weagabe771/
Wagheba771/
Woogaba771/
Bagaaba771/
Wangabou7172/
Vagabhai717/
Bagabhai716/
Bagaubau712/
Vaghabai711/
Vaghabay711/
Baghabai711/
Bagabo677,810/
Vaghabhai67375/
Bagabe67310/
Baghabhai67102/
Bagava6784/
Bagoba6749/
Wogoba6743/
Vagabe6738/
Wagobe6733/
Bagabi6718/
Wangampha6711/
Waghabije6711/
Bogaba6710/
Wagebo6710/
Wagobi679/
Vegaba679/
Vagava677/
Uagabi676/
Bagaby672/
Wogabe672/
Wagobo672/
Vaighabai671/
Vagabo671/
Bagabó671/

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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 Wagaba
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