Wugah Surname
Approximately 428 people bear this surname
Wugah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 416 | 1:64,954 | 6,785 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wugah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wugah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wugah is found in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wugah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wugah is the 691,116th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 17,026,976 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wugah reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most prevalent in Ghana, where it is held by 416 people, or 1 in 64,954. Excluding Ghana this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wougah | 91 | 3 | / |
| Wuga | 89 | 472 | / |
| Wungaha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waughah | 83 | 0 | / |
| Vugah | 80 | 273 | / |
| Wauga | 80 | 62 | / |
| Wouga | 80 | 21 | / |
| Wugha | 80 | 18 | / |
| Weuga | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wusga | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wugaa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wugoh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wugat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wahuga | 73 | 63 | / |
| Vougah | 73 | 17 | / |
| Wougoh | 73 | 11 | / |
| Bougah | 73 | 8 | / |
| Wigaha | 73 | 6 | / |
| Bugahy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woegah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bugaih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whunga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weunga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vugaah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wouhga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buga | 67 | 20,415 | / |
| Vuga | 67 | 1,754 | / |
| Woga | 67 | 1,407 | / |
| Wiga | 67 | 496 | / |
| Wugo | 67 | 177 | / |
| Waughop | 67 | 68 | / |
| Boughah | 67 | 26 | / |
| Vaughah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Waughau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wugajje | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vougath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waungha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woughga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuungga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bougaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voungah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waughap | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wugah
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