Wamagi Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

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

Wamagi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wamagi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Wamagi (13) may also be a first name.

Wamagi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wamagi is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamagi? popularity and diffusion

Wamagi is the 3,543,123rd most widely held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname Wamagi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 68 percent of Wamagi reside; 61 percent reside in West Africa and 61 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wamagi is also the 3,159,357th most common first name throughout the world, held by 13 people.

The last name Wamagi is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 9,323,303. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Kaduna, where 100 percent are found. Not including Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 32 percent are found and Uganda, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wamagui921/
Wasmaghi8652/
Wammagui861/
Wahmagui861/
Wahmaigi861/
Wamaghai861/
Wemagi8361/
Wamage8346/
Wamaji8317/
Wamaga8313/
Bamagi835/
Wamasi831/
Wamange7736/
Wamadji7731/
Wamajji7719/
Waimaga776/
Wamaiga774/
Wamaghe773/
Womagui772/
Wemagai771/
Uamangi771/
Wamagez771/
Wamagye771/
Bamagai771/
Wamogie771/
Waimasi771/
Wamanghe71245/
Vammangi718/
Wommagui717/
Vasmaghi713/
Wemahagi713/
Wamuigai711/
Bamahagi711/
Wamainge711/
Bamazi674,545/
Bahamaghi67200/
Wamaza67145/
Wamosi6769/
Wamase6742/
Vamaji6731/
Wamoga6729/
Bamage6721/
Vamasi6717/
Wamoge6711/
Wamace679/
Vamaci674/
Uamasi673/
Wamaje672/
Wamanggeh671/
Wamege671/
Wammaguet671/
Vemagi671/
Bomagi671/
Wommaguii671/
Bamogi671/
Wamoza671/
Uamaji671/

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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 Wamagi
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