Wagha Surname
Approximately 1,193 people bear this surname
Wagha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gabon | 556 | 1:3,398 | 592 |
| India | 425 | 1:1,804,860 | 64,070 |
| Pakistan | 114 | 1:1,567,052 | 16,715 |
| Nigeria | 81 | 1:2,186,948 | 74,923 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Wagha (65) may also be a first name.
Wagha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wagha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wagha (Arabic: وغاء, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺍﻗﻪ, Marathi: वाघ, Oriya: ୱାଘା) is more commonly found in Gabon than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wagha? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 314,680th most widespread last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 6,108,588 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 54 percent of Wagha are found; 47 percent are found in Central Africa and 47 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Wagha is also the 1,212,820th most frequent given name internationally, held by 65 people.
The surname Wagha is most widely held in Gabon, where it is held by 556 people, or 1 in 3,398. Besides Gabon this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also common in India, where 36 percent are found and Pakistan, where 10 percent are found.
Wagha Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wagha has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 29 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wagha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wagha in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱାଘା | wagha | - |
| Wagha in the Marathi language | ||
| वाघ | vagha | 96.27 |
| वाघा | vagha | 3.42 |
| Wagha in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﺍﻗﻪ | waqh | 50 |
| ﻭﺍﻕ | waq | 50 |
| Wagha in the Arabic language | ||
| وغاء | wgha | - |
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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 Wagha
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