Wogayehu Surname

22,484th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Wogayehu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wogayehu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia24,1471:4,040656
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Iceland21:190,0456,825
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

Wogayehu (6,140) may also be a first name.

Wogayehu Last Name Facts

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

Wogayehu occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wogayehu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wogayehu is the 22,484th most common surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 301,612 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wogayehu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Wogayehu is also the 84,406th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 6,140 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 24,147 people, or 1 in 4,040. Aside from Ethiopia it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Iceland, where 0 percent reside.

Wogayehu Last Name Statistics demography

Wogayehu earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 40.21% more than the national average, earning $60,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wogayeheu941/
Wogayeehu941/
Wegayehu8833,351/
Wagayehu8825/
Wogeyehu884/
Wegayehou826/
Wegayeu801/
Wegayhou751/
Wegayohu751/
Wagayohu751/
Wegeyehu751/
Wogahayu751/
Wagayou674/
Wagehau671/
Wagaiyu671/

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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 Wogayehu
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