Waugu Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Waugu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waugu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Waugu Last Name Facts

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

Waugu occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waugu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most frequent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Waugu are found; 50 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 50 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

The surname is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 2,038,429. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Madang, where 100 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 38 percent reside and Kenya, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waugus9127/
Wajugu9120/
Wayugu911/
Wagu89579/
Wugu8964/
Wayungu832/
Wajughu832/
Waughau832/
Wajungu831/
Waughup830/
Waigu8031/
Waggu805/
Waguś804/
Waagu803/
Waguh802/
Baugu802/
Wugou801/
Waguz801/
Wuggu801/
Wugut800/
Whaughup772/
Wungou7338/
Bajugu7312/
Wayogu737/
Wajogu737/
Wuangu734/
Wahagu733/
Wajagu732/
Baugou732/
Wougou732/
Waguha731/
Wougut731/
Wunguh731/
Wagust731/
Bayugu731/
Wayegu731/
Waggus731/
Waigus730/
Vaughu730/
Wauegault710/
Bagu676,600/
Wogu671,939/
Bugu671,361/
Vagu67778/
Vaugoux6713/
Vugu673/
Wouegou672/
Uagu672/
Wougueu671/
Wajangu671/
Vajugud671/
Weagust670/
Vaughau670/

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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 Waugu
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