Wagaga Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wagaga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wagaga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Wagaga Last Name Facts

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

Wagaga is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wagaga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wagaga is the 5,391,485th most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Wagaga reside; 85 percent reside in East Africa and 85 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 3,549,025. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Kibuku District, where 64 percent reside, Sironko District, where 18 percent reside and Kabarole District, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Uganda this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 8 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waigaga922/
Waggaga921/
Wagagga921/
Wangagha8614/
Bagaga834,041/
Wagage8322/
Wogaga8319/
Wagagi834/
Wagega831/
Wagoga831/
Wanga'nga801/
Bagagga7771/
Bagaaga7758/
Bagaiga7756/
Baggaga7715/
Bagagah774/
Bagagay774/
Wagonga773/
Bagagha772/
Vaganga772/
Bagagai772/
Wegaega771/
Baagaga771/
Woganga771/
Vaigaga771/
Vagagau771/
Vagagai771/
Vangaga771/
Bagaygay71129/
Wangange7148/
Wonganga7113/
Baghagha7111/
Vanganga719/
Waghaghi718/
Baggagga711/
Huaganga711/
Wangangi711/
Waggagui711/
Bagahaga711/
Wainghangha711/
Vagaghat711/
Bagagi672,120/
Wagogo67262/
Bagago67245/
Bagage67217/
Bagoga6780/
Vagagi6723/
Wagogi676/
Vegaga674/
Vagage672/
Bogaga672/
Bagagí671/
Vagoga671/
Bagahaaga671/

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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 Wagaga
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis