Wagiso Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Suriname
Highest density in:
Suriname

Wagiso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wagiso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Suriname831:6,6581,580
Indonesia551:2,404,531143,692
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

Wagiso (1,685) may also be a first name.

Wagiso Last Name Facts

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

Wagiso is held by more people in Suriname than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wagiso? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,391,595th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 46,417,490 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Wagiso reside; 53 percent reside in South America and 53 percent reside in Gallo-Germanic South America. Wagiso is also the 187,449th most numerous given name on earth, held by 1,685 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Suriname, where it is carried by 83 people, or 1 in 6,658. Barring Suriname Wagiso exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 35 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wagaiso9228/
Wasiso83145/
Wagijo83103/
Wagisa8379/
Bagiso831/
Wagisha7757/
Wagisah7729/
Wagesho7710/
Wasisso774/
Baigiso771/
Bagisio771/
Wagissa771/
Wagisia771/
Wagisat771/
Wagaisa771/
Wagicho771/
Badgisso7164/
Waguissa718/
Wangisha715/
Waseso671,285/
Bagisa6783/
Wasisa6769/
Wasijo6728/
Vegiso6711/
Wagesa674/
Wogisa673/
Vagisa673/
Wazizo672/
Bageso671/
Wajico671/
Waceso671/
Wagyjo671/
Wazico671/
Vasiso671/

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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 Wagiso
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