Waregay Surname

187,487th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,256 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Waregay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waregay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia2,2541:43,2774,742
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Waregay Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waregay occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Waregay click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waregay? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 187,487th most commonly held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 3,230,295 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Waregay live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 2,254 people, or 1 in 43,277. Outside of Ethiopia this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Waregay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Waregay has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Waregay last name declined 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waaregay931/
Wareegay931/
Wareagay931/
Wearegay931/
Warega92331/
Wariega863/
Waragay862/
Waregap861/
Hwarega861/
Waregai861/
Waregha861/
Waragaya8026/
Waregass801/
Barega773,030/
Waraga77443/
Wariga77193/
Waroga7799/
Waryga7767/
Warege7732/
Werega7713/
Varega779/
Waregi771/
Warighaye7523/
Wairegadd751/
Waragai713,754/
Wairegi712,339/
Barrega71191/
Varigay7198/
Varagay7188/
Wairaga7135/
Barhega7121/
Baregaa7120/
Varegas7115/
Waragau7114/
Weregha718/
Varzega717/
Bareega715/
Warigah714/
Wereiga713/
Wairege713/
Waregie712/
Waragah712/
Varhegy711/
Baregai711/
Waragha711/
Waroyga711/
Waryoga711/
Warigai711/
Waregui711/
Warigha711/
Warziga711/
Wereega711/
Variega711/
Wharaga711/
Baregha711/
Varegaud6722/
Varagaye6712/
Warrigas6711/
Varegeyi677/
Uharagay674/
Barighay673/
Barigayo673/
Baregaha672/
Barreaga672/
Vairagay672/
Weregoya671/
Baregeya671/
Barigaya671/
Waragaji671/
Vairegad671/
Boregaya671/
Waraghai671/
Weareger670/
Weireaga670/

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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
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  • 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 Waregay
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