Wagah Surname
Approximately 172 people bear this surname
Wagah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 109 | 1:423,669 | 23,058 |
| Pakistan | 35 | 1:5,104,111 | 32,876 |
| Ivory Coast | 14 | 1:1,647,945 | 32,915 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Wagah (80) may also be a first name.
Wagah Demographics
Average Wagah Salary in
United States
$31,167 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wagah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wagah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wagah (Marathi: वाघ) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wagah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wagah? popularity and diffusion
Wagah is the 1,310,135th most common family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 42,369,453 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Wagah live; 64 percent live in East Africa and 60 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,075,395th most common first name in the world, borne by 80 people.
The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 109 people, or 1 in 423,669. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kisumu County, where 87 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 4 percent reside and Siaya County, where 4 percent reside. Besides Kenya Wagah exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 20 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 8 percent reside.
Wagah Last Name Statistics demography
Wagah earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.77% less than the national average, earning $31,167 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wagah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wagah in the Marathi language | ||
| वाघ | vagha | 75 |
| वाघा | vagha | 25 |
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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 Wagah
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