Wagofya Surname
Approximately 428 people bear this surname
Wagofya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 424 | 1:124,862 | 11,788 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
Wagofya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wagofya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wagofya occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wagofya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 691,116th most widespread family name globally, borne by around 1 in 17,026,976 people. The last name Wagofya occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wagofya live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Wagofya is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 424 people, or 1 in 124,862. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Dodoma Region, where 45 percent reside, Njombe Region, where 25 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 24 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Wagofya
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