Waragu Surname
Approximately 108 people bear this surname
Waragu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 107 | 1:76,203 | 9,993 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Waragu (21) may also be a first name.
Waragu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waragu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Waragu is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Waragu.
How Common Is The Last Name Waragu? popularity and diffusion
Waragu is the 1,765,740th most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. The last name Waragu occurs mostly in Oceania, where 99 percent of Waragu live; 99 percent live in Oceania Islands and 99 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,368,944th most prevalent forename globally. It is borne by 21 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 107 people, or 1 in 76,203. In Papua New Guinea Waragu is primarily concentrated in: Enga, where 35 percent reside, Western, where 27 percent reside and East New Britain, where 21 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea it exists in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wairagu | 92 | 1,941 | / |
| Waragau | 92 | 14 | / |
| Warangou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Warzagou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Baragu | 83 | 474 | / |
| Varagu | 83 | 48 | / |
| Weragu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Baragau | 77 | 322 | / |
| Varangu | 77 | 53 | / |
| Baragou | 77 | 49 | / |
| Waruigu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Varagus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Varaguu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Varagaud | 71 | 16 | / |
| Vairagau | 71 | 2 | / |
| Worogu | 67 | 23 | / |
| Boragu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vajragaud | 67 | 3 | / |
| Barogu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Warzougou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wourangou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veragu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Barogou | 62 | 37 | / |
| Veeragu | 62 | 7 | / |
| Booragu | 62 | 6 | / |
| Baragão | 62 | 2 | / |
| Worogou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Barragão | 57 | 28 | / |
| Bouragou | 57 | 11 | / |
| Veeraghu | 57 | 5 | / |
| Barougou | 57 | 4 | / |
| Veeragou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Barougau | 57 | 1 | / |
| Wourougou | 53 | 61 | / |
| Veerraghu | 53 | 2 | / |
| Bouraghou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Worgougou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Veerraagu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Borogu | 50 | 46 | / |
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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 Waragu
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