Wagawa Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Wagawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Wagawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wagawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wagawa is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wagawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,723,624th most commonly held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Wagawa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wagawa live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 38 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
This surname is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 5,192,267. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: North Region, where 75 percent live and Far North Region, where 25 percent live. Outside of Cameroon Wagawa exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 25 percent live and Burkina Faso, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waghawa | 92 | 12 | / |
| Wagaiwa | 92 | 9 | / |
| Weagawa | 92 | 7 | / |
| Wangawa | 92 | 5 | / |
| Wagawad | 92 | 4 | / |
| Waigawa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wangaywa | 86 | 5 | / |
| Wagawaya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wagowa | 83 | 183 | / |
| Wogawa | 83 | 98 | / |
| Wagewa | 83 | 17 | / |
| Wagawe | 83 | 10 | / |
| Vagawa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wanggaway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vagawad | 77 | 8 | / |
| Bagawau | 77 | 5 | / |
| Bagaywa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Wangowa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Waggaba | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bagahwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Baygawa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Vagaway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wagoway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wangawo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bagaway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Uhagawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wagawge | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wageway | 77 | 0 | / |
| Waighewa | 71 | 8 | / |
| Wangoowa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wanghowa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bagaba | 67 | 220 | / |
| Bagava | 67 | 84 | / |
| Uegawa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Vagaba | 67 | 16 | / |
| Wagavi | 67 | 16 | / |
| Wagabo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vagava | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wanghaiwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wagowo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wagova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wogaba | 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 Wagawa
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