Wags Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

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

Wags Surname Definition:

(English, German) One who came from Wags (swamp), in Yorkshire; dweller in, or near, a swamp; descendant of Was (sharp), or of Vad (strife).

Wags Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Wags (17) may also be a first name.

Wags Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English, German) One who came from Wags (swamp), in Yorkshire; dweller in, or near, a swamp; descendant of Was (sharp), or of Vad (strife).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Wags Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wags is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wags? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Wags occurs mostly in The Americas, where 25 percent of Wags live; 25 percent live in North America and 25 percent live in Anglo-North America. Wags is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 17 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Wags is most prevalent in: California, where 33 percent reside, Colorado, where 33 percent reside and New Jersey, where 33 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Wags is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 17 percent reside and South Africa, where 17 percent reside.

Wags Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wags has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wags surname decreased 62 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waggs895/
Wagst891/
Waks751,704/
Wegs75193/
Waqs7588/
Bags7580/
Wacs7516/
Vags7512/
Wagx753/
Wagz751/
Waxs751/
Baggs674,586/
Wachs674,345/
Weaks671,474/
Wacks67541/
Vaags67354/
Waksh67129/
Vaegs6758/
Vaggs6757/
Bagsh6755/
Bagås6735/
Waxse6734/
Wakse6721/
Waaks6718/
Waiks6710/
Wajcs678/
Baigs676/
Waqus674/
Watcs673/
Waics673/
Baugs672/
Waqsd671/
Waqzs671/
Veags671/
Wacsh671/
Waqss671/
Weegs671/
Vaugs671/
Wauks671/
Weaqs671/
Woogs671/
Waeks670/
Wasks670/
Weggs670/
Beags670/
Weigs670/
Baags670/

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