Wagema Surname

663,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 452 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wagema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wagema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4231:109,1729,355
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England21:27,859,030389,889
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Wagema (71) may also be a first name.

Wagema Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wagema is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wagema? popularity and diffusion

It is the 663,740th most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 16,122,889 people. The last name Wagema occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Wagema reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,152,838th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 71 people.

Wagema is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 423 people, or 1 in 109,172. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Nairobi County, where 43 percent reside, Muranga County, where 26 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 26 percent reside. Other than Kenya this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Wagema Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Wagema earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.15% less than the national average, earning $43,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wangema924/
Waggema921/
Waghema921/
Wageema921/
Wagemas921/
Wagama83612/
Wasema83404/
Wagima83147/
Wazema8332/
Wagoma8330/
Bagema8324/
Wageme831/
Wegema831/
Waigama77415/
Waseema77314/
Wagimah7776/
Wagimai7752/
Wasiema779/
Bagemma777/
Waghama773/
Waisema773/
Baagema773/
Vaghema772/
Waasema771/
Wagamma771/
Wazeema771/
Vagemas771/
Wagemer771/
Wagaama771/
Wagoima771/
Wagueme771/
Bageema771/
Wazeama771/
Widgemma715/
Baggemma711/
Wajima675,181/
Wasima671,859/
Bogema67419/
Bagima6779/
Wazima6778/
Vacema6752/
Wagimo6752/
Vegema6724/
Wasemo6722/
Wogoma6715/
Wogama6714/
Wegemo6714/
Wigemo679/
Vagama679/
Vagima678/
Bageme678/
Bazema677/
Wasyma675/
Wagamo674/
Bagemi673/
Vagoma673/
Vasema672/
Wegoma671/
Vigema671/
Wazemo671/
Bagemo671/
Wogima671/
Vajema671/
Vazema671/

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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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  • 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 Wagema
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