Wagwe Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wagwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wagwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda381:1,027,34944,109
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

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 last name Wagwe is most common in Uganda. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wagwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Wagwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wagwe is the 2,909,720th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname Wagwe is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Wagwe reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 73 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently occurring given name world-wide. It is borne by 44 people.

Wagwe is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 1,027,349. In Uganda Wagwe is mostly found in: Mbale District, where 79 percent are found, Manafwa District, where 5 percent are found and Sironko District, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Uganda it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 4 percent are found and Kenya, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waigwe91927/
Wagwer913/
Wuagwe911/
Wagw896/
Wanngwe831/
Wwaigwe831/
Wagwa80194/
Wakwe80108/
Wegwe802/
Wacwe801/
Wahgw801/
Waghw801/
Waigwa733,317/
Waggwa73116/
Weagbe7327/
Waigew7324/
Wagbea7322/
Vwakwe7311/
Wagway7311/
Hwagwa739/
Wakgue738/
Wagbeh737/
Wageew737/
Waghwa737/
Wagwai733/
Uhagwe733/
Baagwe732/
Waghue732/
Wacgue732/
Waague731/
Waîgue731/
Bagwee731/
Bagwea731/
Waigbe731/
Wahgbe731/
Waikwe731/
Baghwe731/
Waygbeh6789/
Wangkwi6726/
Weagbeh6718/
Wongwee6717/
Wanghue6712/
Wangque676/
Waagbee674/
Whaigbe673/
Bagweih671/
Weagbea671/
Waghbee671/
Waghwaa671/
Wangwiy671/
Wageewi671/
Hwongwe671/
Waikwet671/
Wogw671/

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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
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