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 surname Wamaiga occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wamaiga? popularity and diffusion
Wamaiga is the 8,968,613th most commonly held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Wamaiga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wamaiga reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda Wamaiga is most frequent in: Namutumba District, where 67 percent are found and Ibanda District, where 33 percent are found. Aside from Uganda this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 25 percent are found.
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