Wagak Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wagak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wagak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Wagak (8) may also be a first name.

Wagak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wagak is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wagak? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wagak is the 8,193,072nd most numerous surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 60 percent of Wagak live; 60 percent live in Oceania Islands and 60 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 4,213,784th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 8 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 2,717,906. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Enga, where 67 percent are found and Madang, where 33 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea Wagak exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 20 percent are found and Kenya, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wagake91120/
Wagaik911/
Wuangak831/
Wagag805/
Vagak802/
Uagak801/
Wegak801/
Waghauke772/
Vaghak73142/
Wagokh731/
Bagaak731/
Baigak731/
Vaighak679/
Vaghake674/
Vaghakh672/
Wangook671/
Wagague671/
Wonghak671/
Wangokh671/
Vaghaak671/

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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 Wagak
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