Waglo Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

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

Waglo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waglo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Waglo Last Name Facts

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

Waglo is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waglo? popularity and diffusion

Waglo is the 6,360,413th most commonly held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. Waglo occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 67 percent of Waglo reside; 67 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 67 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

The surname Waglo is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 1,358,953. In Papua New Guinea Waglo is primarily found in: Jiwaka, where 50 percent are found, National Capital District, where 33 percent are found and Chimbu, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 22 percent are found and Nepal, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wauglo9175/
Wagluo9146/
Waglou916/
Wagloj911/
Wagello8315/
Waugluo838/
Waghlou836/
Wanglou832/
Weanglo831/
Wainglo831/
Woglo802,552/
Baglo80244/
Weglo8069/
Wagla8044/
Vaglo803/
Wonglo73428/
Waugla73169/
Bagleo7325/
Vanglo7324/
Baglou7318/
Wouglo7315/
Waghla7312/
Bagloo739/
Baghlo739/
Bauglo738/
Waigla733/
Waglau733/
Bagloh731/
Baglìo731/
Bagloi731/
Bayglo731/
Wogloh731/
Vaglod731/
Baghloo67235/
Wongloi67113/
Wongloy6768/
Wageela677/
Baghloi677/
Baigloi676/
Bagillo675/
Wanglha674/
Wagella673/
Baghlou672/
Vagello672/
Wanglah672/
Waiglas671/
Wouglou671/
Wongluo671/
Weiglod670/

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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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  • 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 Waglo
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