Wagani Surname
Approximately 500 people bear this surname
Wagani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 325 | 1:545,055 | 26,640 |
| Niger | 137 | 1:140,088 | 5,240 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
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
Wagani (Hindi: वागनी, Marathi: वाघानी) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Wagani click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wagani? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 616,129th most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 14,575,092 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Wagani live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 65 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wagani is also the 537,992nd most widely held given name on earth It is held by 273 people.
It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 325 people, or 1 in 545,055. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Bauchi, where 34 percent reside, Borno, where 32 percent reside and Yobe, where 30 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Wagani exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 27 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wagani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wagani in the Hindi language | ||
| वागनी | vagani | - |
| Wagani in the Marathi language | ||
| वाघानी | vaghani | 57.14 |
| वागानी | vagani | 42.86 |
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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
- 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 Wagani
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