Waghaya Surname
Approximately 68 people bear this surname
Waghaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 67 | 1:286,448 | 8,737 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Waghaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waghaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Waghaya is more frequently found in Niger than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Waghaya.
How Common Is The Last Name Waghaya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,312,869th most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. The surname Waghaya is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Waghaya live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Chadic Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Niger, where it is held by 67 people, or 1 in 286,448. In Niger it is primarily found in: Agadez Region, where 99 percent reside and Zinder Region, where 1 percent reside. Besides Niger it exists in one country. It is also found in Pakistan, where 1 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Waghaya
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