Wegua Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Liberia

Wegua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wegua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Wegua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wegua is most common in Cameroon. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wegua click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wegua? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wegua live; 67 percent live in Central Africa and 33 percent live in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Adamawa Region, where 50 percent are found and East Region, where 50 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon it occurs in one country. It is also common in Liberia, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weghua914/
Weigua911/
Begua80195/
Vegua803/
Wegwa802/
Weguo801/
Wigua801/
Waigua7350/
Wegbea7321/
Wegbah738/
Beigua736/
Wegwah735/
Beguah735/
Weigba734/
Wehgba732/
Wegbay731/
Beguha731/
Beguaj731/
Veigua731/
Wehgbay6744/
Weagbay676/
Wehgbah675/
Whegbah675/
Weahgba672/
Weagbaa671/
Weagbea671/
Weigbay671/
Weegbuo671/
Uhegwua671/

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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 Wegua
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