Wagaya Surname
Approximately 580 people bear this surname
Wagaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 317 | 1:60,543 | 2,869 |
| Kenya | 109 | 1:423,669 | 23,058 |
| Tanzania | 73 | 1:725,228 | 41,094 |
| Papua New Guinea | 43 | 1:189,621 | 26,314 |
| Burkina Faso | 12 | 1:1,529,342 | 12,810 |
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Wagaya (96) may also be a first name.
Wagaya Demographics
Wagaya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wagaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wagaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wagaya occurs most in Niger. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Wagaya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wagaya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 550,571st most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 12,564,734 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Wagaya are found; 57 percent are found in West Africa and 55 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 968,397th most numerous given name worldwide, borne by 96 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Niger, where it is held by 317 people, or 1 in 60,543. In Niger Wagaya is most prevalent in: Maradi Region, where 55 percent live, Agadez Region, where 22 percent live and Tahoua Region, where 19 percent live. Excluding Niger it occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 19 percent live and Tanzania, where 13 percent live.
Wagaya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Wagaya
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