Wagh Surname

11,699th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48,023 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Wagh Surname User-submission:

The Wagh surname means 'tiger' in the Marathi language. It is Bagh in Hindi.

Wagh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India46,4661:16,5081,322
United Arab Emirates4661:19,6622,294
United States4021:901,63967,958
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Nigeria1071:1,655,54061,311
Qatar811:29,1113,031
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
England511:1,092,51152,584
Australia331:818,05251,601
Thailand281:2,522,798271,580
Pakistan261:6,870,91939,117
Singapore211:262,27211,611
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Oman101:368,7975,193
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Iceland51:76,0184,442
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
France31:22,140,907385,998
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
China31:455,773,85521,925
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Macau11:601,6301,582
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malta11:430,2723,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Wagh (152) may also be a first name.

Wagh Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Wagh surname means 'tiger' in the Marathi language. It is Bagh in Hindi.

- avinash1981

Wagh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wagh (Arabic: وعغ, Hindi: वाघ, Oriya: ବାଗ) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wagh? popularity and diffusion

Wagh is the 11,699th most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 151,751 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Wagh reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Wagh is also the 746,252nd most widely held forename worldwide, held by 152 people.

The surname Wagh is most common in India, where it is borne by 46,466 people, or 1 in 16,508. In India Wagh is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 93 percent live, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, where 2 percent live and Gujarat, where 0 percent live. Other than India Wagh occurs in 46 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Wagh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wagh has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wagh last name rose 2,513 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 5,100 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wagh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Wagh last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Wagh are 0.47000000000001% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.7% registered with the party.

Wagh earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 35.25% more than the national average, earning $58,360 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waugh8932,520/
Waigh8962/
Waagh8936/
Whagh8914/
Wahgh898/
Weagh893/
Wuagh892/
Waqgh892/
Waggh892/
Hwagh891/
Waygh891/
Wwagh891/
Wag86802/
Waigth8014/
Whaugh801/
Vagh75251,028/
Bagh7535,526/
Wagg753,455/
Waag751,318/
Wagt75266/
Wakh75237/
Waig75138/
Weag7588/
Whag7561/
Wogh7558/
Wahg7555/
Waug7511/
Wajg759/
Wgag754/
Hwag753/
Wahc752/
Wasg751/
Wuag751/
Wayg751/
Wahk751/
Waxh751/
Vwag751/
Wacg751/
Wwag751/
Baugh6722,489/
Vaigh674,001/
Baigh671,773/
Vaugh67686/
Weigh67433/
Beagh67205/
Vaagh67106/
Waagø6798/
Wahak6793/
Wajgt6735/
Wahag6731/
Baagh6726/
Wakhe6718/
Wough6717/
Woogh6716/
Vhagh6714/
Baygh6714/
Baggh6712/
Vagth6710/
Wahaq677/
Waigt676/
Waggs675/
Weugh675/
Waikh674/
Waquh674/
Wuahg673/
Waqth672/
Vahgh672/
Wogth672/
Vgagh672/
Bacgh671/
Waskh671/
Washk671/
Wadkh671/
Wacch671/
Hwaug671/
Waygt671/
Waixh671/
Bagkh671/
Vaggh671/
Wahtc671/
Wathk671/
Wacsh671/
Washq671/
Waykh671/
Huagh671/
Waggt670/
Waugk670/
Whagg670/
Veagh670/

Wagh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wagh in the Oriya language
ବାଗbaga-
Wagh in the Hindi language
वाघvagha90
बाघbagha10
Wagh in the Arabic language
وعغwgh-

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