Wagwa Surname
Approximately 194 people bear this surname
Wagwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 181 | 1:215,687 | 16,879 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Wagwa (13) may also be a first name.
Wagwa Demographics
Wagwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Wagwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wagwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wagwa is found most frequently in Uganda. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wagwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Wagwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wagwa is the 1,210,518th most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 37,564,670 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Wagwa live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Wagwa is also the 3,159,357th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 13 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 181 people, or 1 in 215,687. In Uganda Wagwa is most frequent in: Namutumba District, where 22 percent reside, Butaleja District, where 15 percent reside and Luuka District, where 10 percent reside. Besides Uganda it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 5 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.
Wagwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waigwa | 91 | 3,317 | / |
| Waggwa | 91 | 116 | / |
| Wagway | 91 | 11 | / |
| Hwagwa | 91 | 9 | / |
| Waghwa | 91 | 7 | / |
| Wagwad | 91 | 7 | / |
| Wagwai | 91 | 3 | / |
| Hwangwa | 83 | 309 | / |
| Wangkwa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Waghwaa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wangwau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wakwa | 80 | 428 | / |
| Wagua | 80 | 117 | / |
| Wagwe | 80 | 45 | / |
| Wogwa | 80 | 23 | / |
| Wacwa | 80 | 12 | / |
| Vagwa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wegwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wagwo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waighewa | 77 | 8 | / |
| Waigwe | 73 | 927 | / |
| Waikwa | 73 | 539 | / |
| Waigua | 73 | 50 | / |
| Wangwo | 73 | 48 | / |
| Wagbea | 73 | 22 | / |
| Baigwa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Wagbay | 73 | 7 | / |
| Bagwah | 73 | 7 | / |
| Vagwai | 73 | 7 | / |
| Wegwah | 73 | 5 | / |
| Wakwah | 73 | 5 | / |
| Waagba | 73 | 5 | / |
| Wagwer | 73 | 3 | / |
| Baggwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hwakwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Waakwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Vaigwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waguha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bagwea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woggwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waskwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woogwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waguay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waggwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whagba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vagway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vagwad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waugua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wuagwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waghva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wahgba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waagbaa | 67 | 35 | / |
| Wangkwi | 67 | 26 | / |
| Bahagwa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wanguay | 67 | 6 | / |
| Weagbay | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wangkua | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wakwauh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wangwoo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weahgba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Guhagwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baggwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weagbaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weagbea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waygbah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wagguai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wachgua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wwaigwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakwash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vagwaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vahgwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vangwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wangwiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wageewi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakwaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanguha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanngwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wongway | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wagwa
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