Waguiyou Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Waguiyou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Waguiyou Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger381:505,05313,208
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051

Waguiyou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waguiyou is more commonly found in Niger than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waguiyou? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,141,416th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. Waguiyou is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Waguiyou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Chadic Africa.

The surname is most frequent in Niger, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 505,053. In Niger Waguiyou is most numerous in: Tahoua Region, where 97 percent live and Agadez Region, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Niger this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Burkina Faso, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wasguiyou941/
Wagiyou932/
Waghiyou8836/
Wagouyou888/
Baguiyou881/
Waghaiyou821/
Wagayou804/
Wagaiyu801/
Wagayaou751/
Wagayyou751/
Waghayou751/
Wagayohu751/
Bagiyau671/
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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 Waguiyou
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