Wagwe Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Wagwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 38 | 1:1,027,349 | 44,109 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Wagwe (44) may also be a first name.
Wagwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wagwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wagwe is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wagwe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,909,720th most common surname globally, held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Wagwe live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 73 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Wagwe is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 44 people.
The surname is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 1,027,349. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Mbale District, where 79 percent reside, Manafwa District, where 5 percent reside and Sironko District, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Uganda Wagwe is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 4 percent reside and Kenya, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waigwe | 91 | 927 | / |
| Wagwer | 91 | 3 | / |
| Wuagwe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wagw | 89 | 6 | / |
| Wanngwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wwaigwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wagwa | 80 | 194 | / |
| Wakwe | 80 | 108 | / |
| Wegwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wacwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wahgw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waghw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waigwa | 73 | 3,317 | / |
| Waggwa | 73 | 116 | / |
| Weagbe | 73 | 27 | / |
| Waigew | 73 | 24 | / |
| Wagbea | 73 | 22 | / |
| Vwakwe | 73 | 11 | / |
| Wagway | 73 | 11 | / |
| Hwagwa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Wakgue | 73 | 8 | / |
| Wagbeh | 73 | 7 | / |
| Wageew | 73 | 7 | / |
| Waghwa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Wagwai | 73 | 3 | / |
| Uhagwe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Baagwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Waghue | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wacgue | 73 | 2 | / |
| Waague | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waîgue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bagwee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bagwea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waigbe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wahgbe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waikwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baghwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waygbeh | 67 | 89 | / |
| Wangkwi | 67 | 26 | / |
| Weagbeh | 67 | 18 | / |
| Wongwee | 67 | 17 | / |
| Wanghue | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wangque | 67 | 6 | / |
| Waagbee | 67 | 4 | / |
| Whaigbe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bagweih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weagbea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waghbee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waghwaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wangwiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wageewi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwongwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waikwet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wogw | 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 Wagwe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis