Wagani Surname

616,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 500 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Wagani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wagani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3251:545,05526,640
Niger1371:140,0885,240
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
India141:54,790,384527,769
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Wagani (273) may also be a first name.

Wagani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wagani (Hindi: वागनी, Marathi: वाघानी) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wagani? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 616,129th most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 14,575,092 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Wagani are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 65 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wagani is also the 537,992nd most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 273 people.

This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 325 people, or 1 in 545,055. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Bauchi, where 34 percent are found, Borno, where 32 percent are found and Yobe, where 30 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 27 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Wagani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wagani in the Hindi language
वागनीvagani-
Wagani in the Marathi language
वाघानीvaghani57.14
वागानीvagani42.86

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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 Wagani
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