Wagada Surname
Approximately 106 people bear this surname
Wagada Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 60 | 1:319,867 | 9,444 |
| Uganda | 26 | 1:1,501,511 | 54,973 |
| Cameroon | 14 | 1:1,483,505 | 83,777 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
Wagada (186) may also be a first name.
Wagada Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wagada Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wagada is borne by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wagada? popularity and diffusion
Wagada is the 1,785,358th most frequently used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 68,750,433 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Wagada are found; 70 percent are found in West Africa and 61 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Wagada is also the 667,122nd most commonly used given name internationally. It is borne by 186 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 319,867. In Niger Wagada is most prevalent in: Diffa Region, where 98 percent reside and Niamey Capital District, where 2 percent reside. Other than Niger it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 25 percent reside and Cameroon, where 13 percent reside.
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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 Wagada
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