Wagae Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Wagae Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wagae Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Wagae (41) may also be a first name.

Wagae Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wagae occurs most in South Africa. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wagae? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,944,094th most commonly held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. The surname Wagae is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Wagae live; 93 percent live in Southern Africa and 93 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 41 people.

Wagae is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 1,321,407. In South Africa it is most numerous in: North West, where 76 percent live, Gauteng, where 20 percent live and Northern Cape, where 5 percent live. Not including South Africa Wagae exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 2 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.

Wagae Last Name Statistics demography

Wagae earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 72.19% less than the national average, earning R 66,096 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wagaeh912/
Wagaer912/
Wuagae911/
Waghae911/
Waggae911/
Wagayie8325/
Wanghae832/
Wanggae831/
Waige80161/
Weage8086/
Wajge8070/
Vagae802/
Wogae801/
Wangaiye771/
Bagahe7345/
Wagoua7315/
Vagaes7310/
Vaghae737/
Wagahi736/
Baggae733/
Vagahe731/
Wagheu731/
Waigoe731/
Wongae731/
Wagoer730/
Wagahio6771/
Bagaiye678/
Wagoher673/
Wongaey673/
Vangaea673/
Baghaey672/
Uage672/
Wagojja671/
Waghaoi671/
Bagayye671/
Vaghahe671/
Waggoer670/

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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 Wagae
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