Walago Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Walago Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walago Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea791:103,21213,927
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Walago (12) may also be a first name.

Walago Last Name Facts

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

Walago is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Walago? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,047,559th most widely held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 94 percent of Walago are found; 94 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 94 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Walago is also the 3,306,491st most common first name worldwide, held by 12 people.

Walago is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 79 people, or 1 in 103,212. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Hela, where 61 percent are found and Enga, where 39 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea Walago exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walaugo926/
Wallago922/
Wailago921/
Walangou8631/
Waliango861/
Walangoy861/
Walaga83478/
Balago83425/
Walogo8325/
Walego8316/
Valago834/
Valagot77310/
Wolango77153/
Ballago7739/
Wailogo7729/
Waulogo7720/
Baliago7716/
Wallaga7712/
Balagou778/
Walgaga776/
Balagoy773/
Walagad773/
Waliogo772/
Walagau771/
Waleaga771/
Valango771/
Walogho771/
Bailago771/
Walagga771/
Vallango7128/
Valiango7119/
Waliagha7116/
Waliauga718/
Valagoth713/
Walagheu712/
Wolanggo712/
Waliongo711/
Walangha711/
Walyongo711/
Waluongo711/
Balaga6713,933/
Balogo671,477/
Walega67719/
Welego67132/
Valego67104/
Valaga6780/
Wologo6775/
Waloga6760/
Bolago6752/
Baillagou6730/
Velago6727/
Welaga6726/
Vaillagou675/
Welogo674/
Valogo672/
Volago671/
Wallaghat671/
Wolaga671/
Walaheega670/

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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 Walago
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