Weraga Surname

1,315,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Weraga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weraga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1691:231,00217,681
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Weraga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Weraga occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Weraga? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,315,412th most frequently used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 42,617,228 people. Weraga is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Weraga live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Weraga is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 169 people, or 1 in 231,002. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Wakiso District, where 32 percent are found, Kampala District, where 18 percent are found and Mpigi District, where 11 percent are found. Besides Uganda Weraga exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weeraga9211/
Weragga926/
Weraaga922/
Wieraga921/
Weeranga869/
Wearanga865/
Weiranga864/
Werzagha861/
Weireaga860/
Waraga83443/
Weragi83310/
Wiraga83151/
Veraga8356/
Beraga8318/
Werage8316/
Werega8313/
Weeraunga801/
Waragai773,754/
Veranga771,013/
Wairaga7735/
Beragai7731/
Weerage7731/
Veragad7724/
Verzaga7721/
Weragui7717/
Waragau7714/
Beragha7710/
Oueraga778/
Weeragi775/
Veragay774/
Wereiga773/
Veeraga773/
Wiragau773/
Vergaga772/
Waragah772/
Waragay772/
Veragas772/
Vereaga772/
Beragaa771/
Wharaga771/
Weyrage771/
Waragha771/
Wierega771/
Wereega771/
Werhage770/
Werzeiga715/
Berragai714/
Werragui712/
Weherage712/
Wairagad712/
Wareagay711/
Veeranga711/
Werzaghe711/
Waraghai711/
Verzagay711/
Verangga711/
Wearegay711/
Wiraghai711/
Beiragah711/
Beragi67591/
Berago67392/
Beroga67386/
Biraga67373/
Warega67331/
Wiragi67280/
Verago67210/
Varaga67205/
Veragi67185/
Verega67152/
Waroga6799/
Warago6764/
Verage6761/
Berage6718/
Verheagat672/
Viraga672/
Wesrhager672/
Woroga671/
Wairagass671/
Beeraghay671/

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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 Weraga
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