Wanagwe Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wanagwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wanagwe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Wanagwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wanagwe is found most in Uganda. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanagwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wanagwe is the 6,063,924th most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Wanagwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wanagwe live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 70 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name Wanagwe is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 4,337,698. In Uganda Wanagwe is primarily found in: Mbale District, where 78 percent live, Busia District, where 11 percent live and Kampala District, where 11 percent live. Besides Uganda it occurs in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanangweh881/
Wanakwe861/
Wangague803/
Wannague801/
Wonangwe801/
Wanankwe801/
Wanaigue801/
Wanogwa7112/
Wanakwa7112/
Banague7110/
Wanakwi711/
Banagbe711/
Wonuigwe6739/
Wannègue677/
Wannakue674/
Watnakwi674/
Vannague671/
Bainague671/
Huanague671/
Wanaique671/
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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 Wanagwe
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