Wagueye Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Wagueye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wagueye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Wagueye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wagueye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺍﺟﻲ) is carried by more people in Burkina Faso than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wagueye? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most widespread surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Wagueye is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wagueye are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 33 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Wagueye is most prevalent in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 18,352,100. In Burkina Faso Wagueye is primarily concentrated in: Sahel Region, where 100 percent live. Apart from Burkina Faso Wagueye exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 33 percent live and Niger, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wageye924/
Wagueya868/
Wangeye863/
Wagey831,903/
Wagaye7745,298/
Bageye7727/
Waghey777/
Waghee775/
Wagoue774/
Wageya773/
Waggey773/
Waguea772/
Waghue772/
Waguje772/
Wagiye772/
Waghye771/
Wagoye771/
Waghaye71262/
Wongeye719/
Bagheye716/
Wangeyi712/
Wagheyi711/
Wangeyo711/
Wagooye711/
Wangoue711/
Wanggey711/
Waygaye711/
Wagay6716,874/
Wagou67518/
Bagey6771/
Wagau6744/
Wagea6742/
Vagey674/
Vaghujee672/
Bagheyeh671/
Waangoye671/
Wanghoye671/
Wang'aye671/

Wagueye Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wagueye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﺍﺟﻲwajy-

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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
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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 Wagueye
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