Wagao Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wagao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wagao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wagao (23) may also be a first name.

Wagao Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wagao is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wagao? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,206,983rd most numerous last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name Wagao is predominantly found in Oceania, where 45 percent of Wagao live; 45 percent live in Oceania Islands and 45 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Wagao is also the 2,239,265th most common first name in the world. It is borne by 23 people.

Wagao is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 815,372. In Papua New Guinea Wagao is most common in: Eastern Highlands, where 60 percent are found, National Capital District, where 30 percent are found and Madang, where 10 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Chad, where 18 percent are found and Cameroon, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wagaou91385/
Waegao9115/
Waghao914/
Waga'o911/
Wuagao911/
Waghaoi831/
Wang'ao831/
Wangaho831/
Waigaou831/
Bagao802,002/
Vagao8064/
Wagoa8025/
Wangajjo7710/
Whangaoh771/
Bagaou73957/
Baggao73603/
Bagaoi7356/
Wagoha7341/
Baghao7325/
Wagoua7315/
Wogaou7312/
Weigao7311/
Baigao736/
Waigeo736/
Vagaoi733/
Wagouo733/
Huagao731/
Vagaou731/
Vagaos731/
Wagayya6741/
Wagaiya6733/
Baugaou671/
Wagayia671/
Baigaou671/
Baghaou671/
Bagahou671/
Wanghoa671/
Wagojja671/

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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 Wagao
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