Walagana Surname
Approximately 128 people bear this surname
Walagana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 106 | 1:368,295 | 23,776 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Walagana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Walagana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Walagana is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Walagana? popularity and diffusion
The last name Walagana is the 1,589,322nd most prevalent last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 56,933,952 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Walagana live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Walagana is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 106 people, or 1 in 368,295. In Uganda Walagana is primarily found in: Budaka District, where 52 percent are found, Kibuku District, where 38 percent are found and Pallisa District, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Uganda Walagana is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 16 percent are found and Niger, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walangana | 94 | 4 | / |
| Balagana | 88 | 49 | / |
| Walagani | 88 | 5 | / |
| Valagana | 88 | 5 | / |
| Walangani | 82 | 27 | / |
| Walagaine | 82 | 11 | / |
| Walougana | 82 | 10 | / |
| Valangana | 82 | 7 | / |
| Balaganna | 82 | 3 | / |
| Bahlagana | 82 | 1 | / |
| Balyagana | 82 | 1 | / |
| Balagauna | 82 | 1 | / |
| Balaganay | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wailagane | 82 | 1 | / |
| Velagana | 75 | 999 | / |
| Bolagana | 75 | 67 | / |
| Valagane | 75 | 59 | / |
| Balagona | 75 | 42 | / |
| Valagani | 75 | 22 | / |
| Balagane | 75 | 12 | / |
| Balagany | 75 | 9 | / |
| Balagano | 75 | 3 | / |
| Balogana | 75 | 2 | / |
| Valagany | 75 | 1 | / |
| Walegena | 75 | 1 | / |
| Valaghane | 71 | 74 | / |
| Balougana | 71 | 16 | / |
| Ballagani | 71 | 10 | / |
| Vallagani | 71 | 10 | / |
| Valaghani | 71 | 6 | / |
| Bolaganna | 71 | 3 | / |
| Balaghani | 71 | 3 | / |
| Balaggani | 71 | 2 | / |
| Valagaani | 71 | 2 | / |
| Balagaine | 71 | 2 | / |
| Balaagani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Valaganny | 71 | 1 | / |
| Balaghane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Woulaganh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bailagani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Balagoina | 71 | 1 | / |
| Balyagaine | 67 | 8 | / |
| Baalagaani | 67 | 5 | / |
| Valanganny | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vahlangani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baalaganni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Balagannyy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Balagaanii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Balaagaani | 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 Walagana
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