Wagatu Surname

484,676th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 686 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wagatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wagatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia4191:315,63127,743
Kenya2661:173,60913,168
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wagatu (17) may also be a first name.

Wagatu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wagatu occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wagatu? popularity and diffusion

Wagatu is the 484,676th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 10,623,245 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 61 percent of Wagatu live; 61 percent live in Oceania Islands and 61 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Wagatu is also the 2,694,839th most widespread given name world-wide. It is borne by 17 people.

It is most common in Indonesia, where it is borne by 419 people, or 1 in 315,631. In Indonesia Wagatu is mostly found in: Papua, where 100 percent reside. Not including Indonesia it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 39 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Wagatu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wwagatu923/
Wagathu922/
Wagaitu921/
Wangatau8618/
Waghatou861/
Bagatu83294/
Vaghatu773/
Bagaatu773/
Bagatau771/
Bahagatu715/
Baigattu711/
Baagatou711/
Vaghatau711/
Wangothu711/
Bogatu672,351/
Bagotu6776/
Vegatu671/
Bagothu6221/
Vangotu624/
Bagotau623/
Bagotou621/
Bogatui621/
Bagoutou5735/
Vangothu574/
Bougatou571/
Baagothu571/
Bogotu502/

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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 Wagatu
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