Wagal Surname

1,860,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this surname

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

Wagal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wagal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan251:1,286,12711,103
India241:31,961,058386,265
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Wagal (172) may also be a first name.

Wagal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wagal (Hindi: वा्गला, Marathi: वगळ) is carried by more people in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wagal? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,860,621st most widespread last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 73,611,575 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 53 percent of Wagal live; 53 percent live in South Asia and 27 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Wagal is also the 696,764th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 172 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 1,286,127. In Afghanistan Wagal is primarily found in: Zabul, where 28 percent reside, Logar, where 16 percent reside and Kabul, where 12 percent reside. Beside Afghanistan it exists in 11 countries. It is also common in India, where 24 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent reside.

Wagal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wagal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wagal last name decreased 44 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wagal Last Name Statistics demography

Wagal earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.83% less than the national average, earning $30,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wagale91175/
Wakgal9199/
Wagail9169/
Waggal918/
Waghal912/
Wasgal911/
Wajgal911/
Wahgal911/
Wagaal911/
Weagal911/
Waagal910/
Waghale83274/
Wagheal831/
Wagahle831/
Waggail830/
Bagal8045,539/
Vagal801,964/
Wagol8079/
Wegal807/
Wogal801/
Waghaile771/
Waghhale771/
Vangal735,648/
Vagale733,777/
Baghal73603/
Vaghal73334/
Baigal73246/
Uagale73180/
Wagole73168/
Baygal73105/
Baggal7385/
Weigal7331/
Baagal7330/
Bagail7326/
Bajgal7314/
Bagaul7312/
Baugal7311/
Waigol7310/
Bagall739/
Beagal735/
Bagaal735/
Vajgal733/
Vaugal732/
Wegall731/
Vagall731/
Vagasl731/
Wagoil731/
Vaigal731/
Wogale731/
Vaagal731/
Vaygal731/
Huagal731/
Vaghale672,384/
Huangal671,654/
Waghole67719/
Weigall67116/
Wagoole6770/
Vangaal6763/
Baghail6752/
Vaggale6726/
Wajgold6718/
Vaghail6716/
Baghaul678/
Vassgal678/
Vhangal678/
Bagghal677/
Vagheal675/
Vangall675/
Baghalh675/
Bahgail674/
Vanghal673/
Vaghaal673/
Vaugale672/
Vaingal672/
Vaighal672/
Waigole672/
Vaigaul671/
Baughal671/
Vaangal671/
Veangal671/
Vaughal671/
Vaigall671/
Baighal671/
Baaghal671/
Waigold671/
Weigail671/
Whaugol671/
Vhagale671/
Vhaigal671/
Vhakgal671/
Bahagal671/
Vahgale671/
Vaigale671/
Weigeal670/
Weigald670/
Baggail670/
Weigalt670/
Baghall670/

Wagal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wagal in the Hindi language
वा्गलाvagala-
Wagal in the Marathi language
वगळvagala88.89
वागालvagala5.56
वगलvagala5.56

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wagal
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