Wakayagi Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Wakayagi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakayagi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan181:7,102,46143,008
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wakayagi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wakayagi is found most frequently in Japan. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wakayagi.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakayagi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wakayagi is the 4,427,875th most frequently used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Wakayagi are found; 95 percent are found in East Asia and 90 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

This last name is most commonly used in Japan, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 7,102,461. In Japan it is primarily found in: Ishikawa Prefecture, where 89 percent live, Fukushima Prefecture, where 6 percent live and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 6 percent live. Not including Japan it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Hong Kong, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wakyagi936/
Wakayaga882/
Wakayasi881/
Wakagi863,993/
Wakagio8090/
Wakiagi801/
Bakayachi715/
Wagagi714/
Wakugi713/
Wakogi711/
Wokagi711/
Wachagi6752/
Bakeagi671/
Wakaiza671/
Wakaise671/
Waekuegi631/
Wagage5722/
Wagogi576/
Wagugi572/
Wokogi571/
Wachgiu532/
Waghegi531/
Wagawge531/
Wakiige531/
Wukigia531/
Wokoegi531/

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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 Wakayagi
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