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

Wagalo occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wagalo.

How Common Is The Last Name Wagalo? popularity and diffusion

Wagalo is the 2,185,341st most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wagalo reside; 87 percent reside in East Africa and 84 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 600,604. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Butaleja District, where 71 percent live, Budaka District, where 12 percent live and Buikwe District, where 9 percent live. Outside of Uganda Wagalo exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 12 percent live and Burkina Faso, where 1 percent live.

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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