Waghra Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Waghra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waghra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania181:227,49210,961
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733

Waghra Last Name Facts

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

Waghra (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻮﻗﺮﻩ) is more frequently found in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waghra? popularity and diffusion

The surname Waghra is the 3,882,373rd most frequent last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 69 percent of Waghra reside; 69 percent reside in West Africa and 69 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.

It is most widely held in Mauritania, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 227,492. In Mauritania Waghra is mostly found in: Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 94 percent live and Guidimagha Region, where 6 percent live. Not including Mauritania this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Pakistan, where 31 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waghray92424/
Waghraj925/
Wagra9144/
Waughray867/
Waghri83319/
Waghre83133/
Baghra8365/
Waghro8318/
Wagray838/
Wahgra837/
Waghry834/
Wakgra832/
Wagrah832/
Wagraj831/
Waigera7788/
Baghrai7727/
Wagrash7726/
Wanghre7711/
Baghraj779/
Baghray779/
Wangrea777/
Wangraj776/
Waghrio774/
Wajgras773/
Wageera771/
Woghray771/
Wangrha771/
Wahgrah771/
Waghrri771/
Bagra736,494/
Wagri73398/
Wagre73234/
Vagra73146/
Wagro7320/
Wagré731/
Wegra731/
Wangraha71676/
Wajsgras7130/
Wagraowa711/
Wassgrau711/
Wagraiss711/
Vaghri675,226/
Baghri67667/
Bagrai67475/
Bagray67257/
Huagra67169/
Baigra67144/
Vangra67137/
Wagrez67122/
Boghra6777/
Vaghre6760/
Bagraj6729/
Vagras6715/
Waisgrais678/
Wangraowa676/
Veagra675/
Vagray674/
Uagray674/
Baghre673/
Wangré673/
Bagraa673/
Wagrer672/
Whagre671/
Bagrau671/
Wagriy671/
Wagroo671/
Voghra671/
Vagraj671/
Vaigra671/
Weagre671/
Waysgrays671/
Waigre671/
Wahgri671/
Woogra671/
Bajgra671/
Baghro671/
Baagra671/
Baghry671/
Wakgri671/
Wograt671/

Waghra Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Waghra in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻮﻗﺮﻩalwqrh40
ﻭﻗﺮﻩwqrh20
ﺍﻟﻮﻗﺮﺓalwqrt20
ﺍﻟﻮﻗﺮalwqr20

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Waghra
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