Wagaluka Surname
Approximately 250 people bear this surname
Wagaluka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 249 | 1:156,784 | 13,701 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wagaluka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wagaluka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wagaluka is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wagaluka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wagaluka is the 1,014,722nd most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 29,150,184 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wagaluka live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 249 people, or 1 in 156,784. In Uganda Wagaluka is mostly concentrated in: Namutumba District, where 38 percent reside, Kayunga District, where 12 percent reside and Kamuli District, where 12 percent reside. Besides Uganda Wagaluka exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wagalukayo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bagaluka | 88 | 53 | / |
| Waguluka | 88 | 2 | / |
| Wagwiluka | 82 | 10 | / |
| Wakaluk | 80 | 98 | / |
| Waghalikha | 78 | 1 | / |
| Bahagaluka | 78 | 1 | / |
| Wakuluka | 75 | 27 | / |
| Wakaliuk | 75 | 26 | / |
| Wakaluko | 75 | 4 | / |
| Wakoluka | 75 | 4 | / |
| Wakalaka | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wachaluk | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wacaluku | 75 | 1 | / |
| Waguleka | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wakalikha | 71 | 5 | / |
| Wakalk | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wakulukya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wugalukee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wagalgawe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wakuluk | 67 | 537 | / |
| Wakoluk | 67 | 28 | / |
| Wygalak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakalik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakalak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakalac | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wachlka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wagalagawe | 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Wagaluka
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