Naga Forename
4,508th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 232,833 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar
Naga Forename User-submission:
This name means 'king of cobras'. Snakes (Nagas) have been a part of worship in Hinduism from the very beginning. The most famous myth is Lord Shiva's association with snakes.
Naga Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 54% | 214,611 | 1:5,661 | 663 |
| Japan | 100% | 5,519 | 1:23,190 | 1,829 |
| Chad | 100% | 1,730 | 1:7,860 | 1,235 |
| Indonesia | 71% | 1,653 | 1:156,058 | 16,034 |
| Cameroon | 57% | 1,108 | 1:19,504 | 1,782 |
| Pakistan | 64% | 1,061 | 1:183,183 | 6,401 |
| United States | 69% | 1,032 | 1:351,296 | 10,401 |
| Qatar | 100% | 774 | 1:3,062 | 447 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 699 | 1:44,081 | 5,366 |
| Malaysia | 58% | 657 | 1:46,347 | 3,883 |
| Philippines | 96% | 517 | 1:205,047 | 9,042 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 453 | 1:15,788 | 1,656 |
| Ivory Coast | 99% | 426 | 1:54,169 | 3,920 |
| Nepal | 75% | 414 | 1:68,810 | 4,401 |
| Egypt | 81% | 282 | 1:325,890 | 10,093 |
| Burkina Faso | 65% | 205 | 1:89,656 | 5,060 |
| England | 62% | 203 | 1:273,906 | 7,181 |
| Poland | 100% | 188 | 1:202,272 | 3,614 |
| Papua New Guinea | 57% | 146 | 1:55,838 | 5,391 |
| Benin | 50% | 129 | 1:81,983 | 5,454 |
| Nigeria | 80% | 115 | 1:1,544,038 | 33,564 |
| Canada | - | 109 | 1:303,976 | 9,740 |
| Oman | - | 103 | 1:39,890 | 2,350 |
| Australia | - | 101 | 1:135,224 | 4,316 |
| Kuwait | - | 95 | 1:39,845 | 3,619 |
| Singapore | 83% | 91 | 1:69,089 | 6,963 |
| Sweden | 70% | 39 | 1:252,767 | 8,142 |
| South Africa | 87% | 33 | 1:1,652,505 | 52,695 |
| Thailand | 72% | 29 | 1:2,416,063 | 61,991 |
| New Zealand | - | 27 | 1:168,002 | 5,821 |
| Scotland | 65% | 23 | 1:232,625 | 3,902 |
| Israel | 97% | 23 | 1:365,344 | 8,396 |
| Russia | 100% | 22 | 1:6,556,077 | 28,980 |
| Afghanistan | 73% | 15 | 1:2,174,901 | 18,600 |
| China | - | 12 | 1:113,837,982 | 65,289 |
| Kazakhstan | 80% | 12 | 1:1,478,904 | 13,216 |
| Wales | 50% | 10 | 1:309,431 | 4,737 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 9 | 1:2,311,010 | 7,931 |
| Bahrain | - | 9 | 1:149,853 | 3,890 |
| Ethiopia | - | 9 | 1:10,840,015 | 14,737 |
| Germany | 69% | 8 | 1:12,084,734 | 38,839 |
| Brazil | - | 7 | 1:30,605,165 | 257,261 |
| Niger | 57% | 7 | 1:2,740,571 | 30,052 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 6 | 1:96,826 | 5,869 |
| South Korea | - | 5 | 1:1,108,884 | 18,705 |
| Uganda | 100% | 5 | 1:8,191,384 | 58,906 |
| Tanzania | - | 5 | 1:10,557,664 | 41,958 |
| France | - | 5 | 1:13,294,068 | 36,843 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 4 | 1:18,456,901 | 95,891 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 4 | 1:460,786 | 2,461 |
| Cambodia | - | 4 | 1:4,068,332 | 35,322 |
| Senegal | 100% | 4 | 1:3,645,339 | 17,621 |
| Ghana | - | 4 | 1:6,746,554 | 8,075 |
| Mauritania | 100% | 4 | 1:1,023,810 | 14,082 |
| Mali | - | 4 | 1:4,244,439 | 5,329 |
| Iraq | - | 4 | 1:8,754,465 | 16,071 |
| Malawi | - | 4 | 1:4,278,078 | 13,569 |
| Denmark | - | 3 | 1:1,883,166 | 17,701 |
| Norway | 100% | 3 | 1:1,710,776 | 19,445 |
| Taiwan | - | 3 | 1:7,923,227 | 99,341 |
| Ireland | 100% | 3 | 1:1,547,840 | 7,573 |
| Romania | - | 2 | 1:10,025,988 | 47,037 |
| Maldives | - | 2 | 1:216,952 | 3,781 |
| Switzerland | - | 2 | 1:4,106,748 | 25,883 |
| Turkey | 100% | 2 | 1:38,900,854 | 64,839 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 2 | 1:4,821,472 | 33,780 |
| Belgium | 100% | 2 | 1:5,745,020 | 30,381 |
| Finland | 60% | 2 | 1:2,741,592 | 19,235 |
| Hong Kong | - | 2 | 1:3,876,362 | 13,851 |
| Netherlands | 75% | 2 | 1:8,451,042 | 32,813 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| Austria | - | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Ukraine | - | 1 | 1:45,499,908 | 32,056 |
| Zambia | - | 1 | 1:15,854,794 | 66,637 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Tunisia | - | 1 | 1:676,902 | 12,933 |
| Albania | 100% | 1 | 1:3,046,570 | 49,159 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 1 | 1:1,361,419 | 34,512 |
| Togo | - | 1 | 1:7,239,239 | 8,047 |
| Peru | 100% | 1 | 1:31,791,454 | 110,866 |
| Belarus | 100% | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Botswana | - | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Eritrea | - | 1 | 1:4,752,977 | 997 |
| Spain | - | 1 | 1:46,529,965 | 35,592 |
| Guyana | - | 1 | 1:763,262 | 24,238 |
| Somalia | - | 1 | 1:13,525,867 | 7,760 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Italy | 61% | 1 | 1:61,062,090 | 83,289 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| Libya | - | 1 | 1:6,221,309 | 3,060 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | - | 1 | 1:111,580 | 7,062 |
| Mexico | - | 1 | 1:124,144,427 | 140,512 |
| Myanmar | - | 1 | 1:51,948,273 | 3,226 |
The alternate forms: Nagà (1) are calculated separately.
Naga (48,127) may also be a surname.
Naga Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This name means 'king of cobras'. Snakes (Nagas) have been a part of worship in Hinduism from the very beginning. The most famous myth is Lord Shiva's association with snakes.
- Forebears.io Manual Submissions(Indian) The name Naga originates from the name of the snake god Naga or Nagaraja. Snake that is around the neck of Lord Shiva is believed to be the snake god Naga.
- naga_chaitanyaNaga Forename Popularity
Naga Demographics
Naga Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 104 (2014)
United States
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Naga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Naga in the Russian language | ||
| Нага | naga | - |
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