Wagur Surname

1,252,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Wagur Surname Definition:

(Teutonic) 14th cent. (Yorks) Wagur = Weigher [cp. Swedish wägre = Dutch weger= Ger. wäger, weigher; from Old Norse uega = Dutch wegen = Ger. wägen = Old English wegan, to carry, weigh]

Wagur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1801:734,71856,575
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827

Wagur Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Teutonic) 14th cent. (Yorks) Wagur = Weigher [cp. Swedish wägre = Dutch weger= Ger. wäger, weigher; from Old Norse uega = Dutch wegen = Ger. wägen = Old English wegan, to carry, weigh]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Wagur Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wagur is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wagur? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wagur is the 1,252,959th most widely held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 39,606,228 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Wagur are found; 98 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 98 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 180 people, or 1 in 734,718. In Indonesia Wagur is most frequent in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 97 percent live, East Kalimantan, where 2 percent live and Central Kalimantan, where 1 percent live. Besides Indonesia it exists in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wagure9138/
Wagour910/
Waigure835/
Waghure834/
Wangurh831/
Bagur802,966/
Wagor80590/
Vagur8019/
Waghoure771/
Waghaurd771/
Waghaure771/
Bagour73265/
Vangur7391/
Vaigur7327/
Vagure7326/
Bajgur7313/
Baghur7312/
Vagaur7312/
Vaggur7311/
Vaghur7311/
Baggur739/
Baigur738/
Waghor733/
Bagaur733/
Bagurr731/
Uangur731/
Waagor731/
Weagor731/
Weegur730/
Wagoer730/
Wakghaure711/
Baggour67408/
Baghour6763/
Vaysgur6714/
Weisgur6711/
Bajgour674/
Vanguur673/
Vaisgur672/
Vaghure672/
Vaghour671/
Uhagaur671/
Waggoer670/
Beagour670/

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