Waglay Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bhutan
Highest density in:
Bhutan

Waglay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waglay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bhutan191:32,423558
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Waglay Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waglay (Tibetan: ལྦག་ལེ།) is found most in Bhutan. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Waglay.

How Common Is The Last Name Waglay? popularity and diffusion

The last name Waglay is the 2,436,415th most frequent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 39 percent of Waglay reside; 32 percent reside in South Asia and 31 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Waglay is most commonly held in Bhutan, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 32,423. In Bhutan Waglay is most common in: Samdrup Jongkhar District, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Bhutan it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 31 percent reside and Canada, where 26 percent reside.

Waglay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Waglay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Waglay last name contracted 91 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Waglay Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Waglay earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 133.23% more than the national average, earning R 554,244 per year and in Canada they earn 16.84% more than the national average, earning $58,049 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weaglay927/
Wagla9144/
Wagly9114/
Wanglaye861/
Waglayou861/
Baglay832,003/
Wagley831,448/
Waugla83169/
Weagly8378/
Waglai8313/
Waghla8312/
Waigla833/
Waglau833/
Vaglay832/
Weagley77306/
Wageela777/
Waghley775/
Wanglha774/
Wagella773/
Wanglah772/
Waiglas771/
Wasgley771/
Waggley771/
Waglley771/
Waghlae771/
Wagelly770/
Baiglay770/
Waigley770/
Whagley770/
Wagle7319,859/
Bagla733,153/
Wagli73159/
Vagla73133/
Wegla7334/
Wogla7314/
Wegly734/
Uagla731/
Waglé731/
Vagly731/
Waghella7113/
Waisglas716/
Wagiella714/
Wajsglas713/
Waighela711/
Waysglas711/
Weaghela711/
Wheagley711/
Wangilly711/
Wahgeela711/
Bagley6731,542/
Weagle67870/
Baghla67805/
Waggle67542/
Wegley67439/
Waghle67143/
Boglay67120/
Baglai6799/
Waegli6772/
Waisglass6756/
Vaigla6747/
Weigly6740/
Waglie6725/
Vagley6724/
Baglaa6721/
Vangla6719/
Waigle6718/
Baglau6718/
Baglaj6716/
Vaghla6716/
Wangehela6711/
Weigla6710/
Waghli678/
Baghly677/
Waglou676/
Beagly675/
Hwagle675/
Weglau674/
Baaghlaay674/
Waugle674/
Baglla673/
Baagla673/
Woglai673/
Vaglas672/
Uaglae672/
Waglle672/
Baugla672/
Baggly671/
Baigla671/
Waglee671/
Wagloj671/
Uagela671/
Wougla671/
Weghla671/
Waigli670/
Wogley670/
Waegle670/

Waglay Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Waglay in the Tibetan language
ལྦག་ལེ།baklé87.5
ཝག་ལེ།waklé12.5

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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 Waglay
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