Wamaiga Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Wamaiga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Wamaiga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wamaiga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wamaiga is found most in Uganda. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamaiga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wamaiga is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wamaiga are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Namutumba District, where 67 percent live and Ibanda District, where 33 percent live. Apart from Uganda Wamaiga occurs in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wamayiga | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wamaga | 92 | 13 | / |
| Wamuiga | 86 | 12 | / |
| Waimaga | 86 | 6 | / |
| Wamagas | 86 | 1 | / |
| Vamaiga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wamuigai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wahmaigi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wamangah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wamangha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waamanga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wamainge | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bamaga | 77 | 596 | / |
| Wamega | 77 | 82 | / |
| Wamigi | 77 | 65 | / |
| Wamago | 77 | 56 | / |
| Wamage | 77 | 46 | / |
| Wamagi | 77 | 31 | / |
| Bamiga | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wamige | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wamigo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wamahanga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wamayanga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bamigay | 71 | 86 | / |
| Wamange | 71 | 36 | / |
| Vamagay | 71 | 20 | / |
| Bamhiga | 71 | 10 | / |
| Vamanga | 71 | 6 | / |
| Wamaghe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wamaugo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wamigui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bamagha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bamagga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bammaga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wammega | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bamagai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bamuiga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wemagai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bamagah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vamigau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vaimaga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wamaago | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wamagez | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wamagos | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wamagui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wamagye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wamigee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Huamanga | 67 | 774 | / |
| Bamighay | 67 | 451 | / |
| Wamanghe | 67 | 245 | / |
| Bamuyaga | 67 | 171 | / |
| Wasmaghi | 67 | 52 | / |
| Vaimauga | 67 | 50 | / |
| Bamuyiga | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vamighay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Baimauga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wahmagui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wammagui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamuyoga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Womaunga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamaghai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamuingi | 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 Wamaiga
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis