Wagewa Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Wagewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
Wagewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wagewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wagewa is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wagewa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,772,636th most common surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 76 percent of Wagewa reside; 76 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 76 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.
This last name is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 627,209. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: East Sepik, where 100 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea it is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 24 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wageway | 92 | 0 | / |
| Waighewa | 86 | 8 | / |
| Wajewa | 83 | 77 | / |
| Wasewa | 83 | 59 | / |
| Wagawa | 83 | 8 | / |
| Wagiwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wangiwa | 77 | 28 | / |
| Waghawa | 77 | 12 | / |
| Wagaiwa | 77 | 9 | / |
| Waseway | 77 | 9 | / |
| Wasewai | 77 | 8 | / |
| Waijewa | 77 | 8 | / |
| Weghewa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wasehwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wasewad | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wagoway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wagheba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wageewi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vagewua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waageva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waigawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wangaywa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Waggewer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Widgeway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bageva | 67 | 28 | / |
| Wasiwa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wageby | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bageba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wageuo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wajiwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waziwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wasewo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wagebe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vangeewua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wagowo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vageva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bagewo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wagyue | 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
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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 Wagewa
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