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 most common in Gabon. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wagha? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 314,680th most commonly held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 6,108,588 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 54 percent of Wagha live; 47 percent live in Central Africa and 47 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,212,820th most numerous forename globally, held by 65 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Gabon, where it is held by 556 people, or 1 in 3,398. Beside 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 frequency of Wagha has changed through the years. 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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