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
The last name Wagawa is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wagawa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,723,624th most frequently held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Wagawa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wagawa are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 38 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
This surname is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 5,192,267. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: North Region, where 75 percent reside and Far North Region, where 25 percent reside. Barring Cameroon this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 25 percent reside and Burkina Faso, where 13 percent reside.
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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