Waigama Surname

707,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 415 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Waigama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waigama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3711:142,70013,086
Indonesia431:3,075,563171,061
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Waigama Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waigama occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Waigama.

How Common Is The Last Name Waigama? popularity and diffusion

The last name Waigama is the 707,442nd most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,560,352 people. Waigama occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Waigama are found; 89 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Waigama is most commonly 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. Not including Tanzania Waigama is found in 2 countries. It is also found 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
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  • 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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