Wagua Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

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

Wagua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wagua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea881:92,65612,367
Cameroon261:798,81055,510
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Panama11:3,912,25817,195

Wagua (11) may also be a first name.

Wagua Last Name Facts

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

Wagua is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wagua? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wagua is the 1,683,218th most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. The surname Wagua occurs mostly in Oceania, where 75 percent of Wagua are found; 75 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 75 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Wagua is also the 3,487,849th most common first name worldwide, borne by 11 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 92,656. In Papua New Guinea Wagua is mostly concentrated in: Northern, where 22 percent are found, National Capital District, where 18 percent are found and Eastern Highlands, where 17 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 22 percent are found and Benin, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waigua9150/
Waguay911/
Waguha911/
Waugua911/
Wanguay836/
Wangkua835/
Wanguha831/
Wagguai831/
Wachgua831/
Bagua8013,361/
Wagwa80194/
Waguo80109/
Wakua8029/
Vagua803/
Waqua803/
Wahangua774/
Waigwa733,317/
Baghua73253/
Waggwa73116/
Wauqua7351/
Wagbea7322/
Baguai7320/
Baguha7313/
Baggua7312/
Wagway7311/
Wagbou7311/
Waquad739/
Wauguo739/
Bahgua739/
Hwagwa739/
Wagbay737/
Waghwa737/
Wagwad737/
Waagba735/
Vaggua733/
Baguay733/
Wagwai733/
Baguea733/
Waukua733/
Waikua732/
Waicua732/
Vaguai732/
Wakkua731/
Waiguo731/
Baguaa731/
Woguai731/
Wacuas731/
Whagba731/
Weigua731/
Wahgba731/
Wayqua731/
Waghva731/
Huaygua671,344/
Hwangwa67309/
Wankuea6788/
Waagbaa6735/
Weagbay676/
Wangkwa673/
Weahgba672/
Wonguay671/
Wangwau671/
Baguhay671/
Waghwaa671/
Weagbaa671/
Weagbea671/
Wankuah671/
Wonguah671/
Waygbah671/
Waquash671/
Wanghuo671/

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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 Wagua
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