Wagira Surname
Approximately 196 people bear this surname
Wagira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 111 | 1:351,705 | 23,045 |
| Papua New Guinea | 66 | 1:123,541 | 16,840 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Wagira (372) may also be a first name.
Wagira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wagira Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wagira is found most in Uganda. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wagira? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wagira is the 1,202,518th most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 37,181,357 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 61 percent of Wagira live; 57 percent live in East Africa and 57 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 450,135th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 372 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 111 people, or 1 in 351,705. In Uganda Wagira is most common in: Kibuku District, where 44 percent are found, Budaka District, where 14 percent are found and Sironko District, where 13 percent are found. Barring Uganda this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 34 percent are found and Indonesia, where 4 percent are found.
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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 Wagira
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