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

Wagueye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺍﺟﻲ) is most common in Burkina Faso. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wagueye? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wagueye is the 10,311,814th most frequently used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Wagueye occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wagueye live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 33 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Wagueye is most widely held in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 18,352,100. In Burkina Faso Wagueye is most common in: Sahel Region, where 100 percent live. Excluding Burkina Faso this last name 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wagueye
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