Waigama Surname
Approximately 415 people bear this surname
Waigama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 371 | 1:142,700 | 13,086 |
| Indonesia | 43 | 1:3,075,563 | 171,061 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Waigama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waigama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Waigama has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waigama? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 707,442nd most widespread family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 17,560,352 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Waigama live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 371 people, or 1 in 142,700. In Tanzania Waigama is most frequent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 41 percent are found, Mara Region, where 33 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 25 percent are found. Beside Tanzania Waigama exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 10 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Waigama
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