Waogo Surname
Approximately 229 people bear this surname
Waogo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 225 | 1:81,565 | 2,865 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Waogo (153) may also be a first name.
Waogo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waogo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Waogo is held by more people in Burkina Faso than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Waogo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,079,669th most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 31,823,345 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Waogo are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 85 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Waogo is also the 743,570th most prevalent forename globally, borne by 153 people.
The surname is most frequent in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 225 people, or 1 in 81,565. In Burkina Faso it is primarily found in: Centre-Est Region, where 72 percent reside, Centre Region, where 13 percent reside and Centre-Nord Region, where 8 percent reside. Not including Burkina Faso this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 0 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wahogo | 91 | 330 | / |
| Wayogo | 91 | 154 | / |
| Wajogo | 91 | 4 | / |
| Waougo | 91 | 2 | / |
| Waougou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waongoh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waongho | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wayogho | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waoga | 80 | 42 | / |
| Baogo | 80 | 18 | / |
| Wahon'go | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wahougou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wayiongo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wayoga | 73 | 499 | / |
| Wouago | 73 | 66 | / |
| Vaongo | 73 | 32 | / |
| Wajoga | 73 | 14 | / |
| Wahoga | 73 | 10 | / |
| Uaongo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Woagou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wahugo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baogou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wouagou | 67 | 133 | / |
| Waiyago | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wahonga | 67 | 3 | / |
| Baougou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wouogou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wauango | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahougo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wajjoga | 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 Waogo
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