Waguna Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

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

Waguna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waguna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea951:85,82911,359
Nigeria471:3,768,995108,818
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Waguna (26) may also be a first name.

Waguna Last Name Facts

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

Waguna occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waguna? popularity and diffusion

The last name Waguna is the 1,364,059th most prevalent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 44,984,851 people. It is mostly found in Oceania, where 59 percent of Waguna live; 59 percent live in Oceania Islands and 59 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Waguna is also the 2,084,397th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 26 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 95 people, or 1 in 85,829. In Papua New Guinea Waguna is most common in: Western, where 94 percent reside, Bougainville, where 4 percent reside and Morobe, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 29 percent reside and Uganda, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waiguna922/
Waguuna921/
Wagunga921/
Wangouna861/
Baguna832,624/
Wagina83157/
Wagona8360/
Vaguna836/
Waguny831/
Wagune831/
Waguni831/
Waguno831/
Waginah77617/
Waiguny7734/
Bagouna7731/
Vagauna775/
Wanguny774/
Waguniy774/
Bagunha773/
Wanguni772/
Waghona772/
Bagunay771/
Bagunai771/
Wagouni771/
Wagoona771/
Waigona771/
Vaygunas7119/
Vahuguna7116/
Wangunyi7110/
Wanggune712/
Wangungi711/
Woigouna711/
Wougouna711/
Weygouna711/
Wougunga711/
Vahaguna711/
Waggonea711/
Wagunerr710/
Vagina6710,054/
Bagune67189/
Baguno67175/
Wogona67110/
Boguna6725/
Wegina6715/
Wagone6714/
Baguña6711/
Vaguni678/
Baguni678/
Wagony671/
Vaigounai671/
Veguna671/
Wonggunha671/

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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 Waguna
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