Wags Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
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).
Wags Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wags Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wags has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wags click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wags? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wags is the 5,587,209th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 25 percent of Wags are found; 25 percent are found in North America and 25 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Wags is also the 2,694,839th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 17 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 33 percent reside, Colorado, where 33 percent reside and New Jersey, where 33 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found 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 fell 62 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waggs | 89 | 5 | / |
| Wagst | 89 | 1 | / |
| Waks | 75 | 1,704 | / |
| Wegs | 75 | 193 | / |
| Waqs | 75 | 88 | / |
| Bags | 75 | 80 | / |
| Wacs | 75 | 16 | / |
| Vags | 75 | 12 | / |
| Wagx | 75 | 3 | / |
| Wagz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Waxs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Baggs | 67 | 4,586 | / |
| Wachs | 67 | 4,345 | / |
| Weaks | 67 | 1,474 | / |
| Wacks | 67 | 541 | / |
| Vaags | 67 | 354 | / |
| Waksh | 67 | 129 | / |
| Vaegs | 67 | 58 | / |
| Vaggs | 67 | 57 | / |
| Bagsh | 67 | 55 | / |
| Bagås | 67 | 35 | / |
| Waxse | 67 | 34 | / |
| Wakse | 67 | 21 | / |
| Waaks | 67 | 18 | / |
| Waiks | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wajcs | 67 | 8 | / |
| Baigs | 67 | 6 | / |
| Waqus | 67 | 4 | / |
| Watcs | 67 | 3 | / |
| Waics | 67 | 3 | / |
| Baugs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waqsd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waqzs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veags | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wacsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waqss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weegs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaugs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wauks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weaqs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woogs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waeks | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wasks | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weggs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Beags | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weigs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Baags | 67 | 0 | / |
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