Wagaiya Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Wagaiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 32 | 1:599,751 | 14,963 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Wagaiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wagaiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wagaiya is more frequently found in Niger than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wagaiya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,432,070th most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Wagaiya are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Chadic Africa.
The last name Wagaiya is most commonly held in Niger, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 599,751. In Niger Wagaiya is primarily concentrated in: Maradi Region, where 66 percent reside, Tahoua Region, where 31 percent reside and Diffa Region, where 3 percent reside. Beside Niger Wagaiya is found in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waghaiya | 93 | 2 | / |
| Bagaiya | 86 | 143 | / |
| Wagayya | 86 | 41 | / |
| Waguiya | 86 | 21 | / |
| Wagayia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wagya | 83 | 87 | / |
| Baghaiya | 80 | 7 | / |
| Wagayaou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waggayya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waghayya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wangaaya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wangya | 77 | 77 | / |
| Waghya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wagjay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bagayao | 71 | 780 | / |
| Bagaaya | 71 | 182 | / |
| Wangyai | 71 | 162 | / |
| Wanguya | 71 | 118 | / |
| Bagayya | 71 | 8 | / |
| Waingya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wangyah | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vagayya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Waghaoi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bagiyao | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wagea | 67 | 42 | / |
| Wagao | 67 | 22 | / |
| Wagja | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wagyo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bagiyaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bagayaho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaagayya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaghayya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vangayya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baghayya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baggayya | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wagaiya
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