Wagima Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wagima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wagima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1131:345,48022,807
Papua New Guinea301:271,79136,992
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Wagima (521) may also be a first name.

Wagima Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wagima occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wagima? popularity and diffusion

Wagima is the 1,453,389th most common surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Wagima reside; 78 percent reside in East Africa and 69 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 369,942nd most frequently held given name worldwide, borne by 521 people.

The last name Wagima is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 113 people, or 1 in 345,480. In Uganda Wagima is most frequent in: Sironko District, where 69 percent reside, Pallisa District, where 10 percent reside and Mbale District, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Uganda this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wagimah9276/
Wagimai9252/
Wagoima921/
Wajima835,181/
Wasima831,859/
Waguma83819/
Wagema83452/
Bagima8379/
Wazima8378/
Wagimo8352/
Vagima838/
Wogima831/
Wazhima77150/
Waiguma77120/
Wasimah7746/
Waisima7742/
Wasiema779/
Wajimah776/
Wagguma775/
Wangema774/
Waisema773/
Wasimai772/
Waizima772/
Wasimaa772/
Wahsima771/
Hwasima771/
Wagemas771/
Vadgima771/
Whasima771/
Wageema771/
Waghema771/
Wadjima771/
Wajimay771/
Waggema771/
Wasimma771/
Wagimop771/
Vaghima771/
Whasimah7110/
Waazimah714/
Bazima679,490/
Wasema67404/
Vasima67186/
Bogima6748/
Wazema6732/
Bagema6724/
Bagime6721/
Weguma6719/
Vacima6712/
Vajima678/
Woguma677/
Vagime676/
Wasyma675/
Wasimo673/
Bagimo672/
Vaguma672/
Bagimi672/
Wosima672/
Uegima671/
Wajimo671/
Wegema671/
Vazima671/
Wageme671/
Wagumo671/

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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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  • 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 Wagima
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