Walgas Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
South Africa

Walgas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walgas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Walgas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Walgas occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Walgas click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Walgas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Walgas is the 10,311,814th most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Walgas live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Walgas is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Walgas is primarily found in: Lagos, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Walgas is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walgast928/
Wallgast860/
Valgas831,362/
Balgas8387/
Walgos838/
Balgass775/
Balgais774/
Vallgas772/
Balghas771/
Wolgash771/
Walgost771/
Wollgast71488/
Wolgasst711/
Wolghast711/
Balghash711/
Woolgast710/
Wohlgast710/
Balgos674,472/
Valgasova6730/
Volgas6724/
Valgos6718/
Balgaz6710/
Bolgas672/
Valgaz672/
Wolgos671/

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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 Walgas
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