Wanzagi Surname

382,699th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 930 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Wanzagi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanzagi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania9291:56,9886,195
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wanzagi (55) may also be a first name.

Wanzagi Last Name Facts

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

Wanzagi occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wanzagi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanzagi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 382,699th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 7,836,071 people. The surname Wanzagi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wanzagi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,336,256th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 55 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 929 people, or 1 in 56,988. In Tanzania Wanzagi is most frequent in: Mara Region, where 60 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 24 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanjagi86868/
Wansagi8684/
Wanzaga869/
Vanzaghi80268/
Wansangi803/
Wanzaaga801/
Wansaigi801/
Wansagui801/
Wansangai751/
Wansaga71136/
Bansagi7154/
Vanjagi717/
Bonzagi714/
Wansaji713/
Wonzaga712/
Wanjaji712/
Wanjasi711/
Wanjage711/
Vansaghi67173/
Wanchage6760/
Vanzãghi675/
Bansaghi674/
Bonzaghi672/
Vanjagai672/
Wangiasi671/
Wansongi671/
Wansajji671/

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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 Wanzagi
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