Wagalo Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wagalo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wagalo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda651:600,60431,967
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051

Wagalo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wagalo occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wagalo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wagalo is the 2,185,341st most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. Wagalo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wagalo live; 87 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 600,604. In Uganda Wagalo is most numerous in: Butaleja District, where 71 percent reside, Budaka District, where 12 percent reside and Buikwe District, where 9 percent reside. Beside Uganda this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 12 percent reside and Burkina Faso, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waigalo922,806/
Waïgalo92645/
Waygalo922/
Waghalo921/
Wagaalo921/
Waîgalo921/
Wagala83729/
Wagelo8372/
Bagalo8350/
Wagolo8317/
Vagalo835/
Wegalo832/
Wogalo831/
Waigolo77885/
Bagaloo77244/
Bagalho7788/
Bagalio7782/
Waggala7736/
Waghala7725/
Wagalla7717/
Wagalya7714/
Vangalo7712/
Wagalau7712/
Waigala7711/
Wongalo774/
Baghalo773/
Bagallo773/
Wagalia773/
Vaghalo772/
Wagaula771/
Baagalo771/
Bagahlo771/
Wagoolo771/
Wegalou771/
Baugalo771/
Woggalo771/
Wangoolo71179/
Baghaloo7161/
Vangalio7143/
Wagalath7113/
Wagoulou717/
Waighala714/
Waigalya713/
Waigalla713/
Wangalia713/
Wangaila712/
Bagalloo712/
Baghalou711/
Wangaala711/
Wagallas711/
Vaisgalo711/
Vaghaloj711/
Vaghalod711/
Vagallos711/
Wagheala711/
Bagajlio711/
Wagallah711/
Wagola674,944/
Bagala673,510/
Vagala67503/
Vagelo67286/
Wagela67190/
Bagalà67148/
Bagolo6777/
Bogalo6767/
Wegolo6715/
Vagolo676/
Wogala674/
Wogolo674/
Wanghalya673/
Bagalá673/
Wagahaila672/
Wagalasss672/
Bógalo672/
Vogalo671/
Wang'alya671/
Wegelo671/
Wangooloh671/
Waigailya671/
Waigalass671/
Baghaylou671/

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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 Wagalo
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