Aga Surname
Approximately 34,472 people bear this surname
Aga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 6,600 | 1:14,780 | 2,065 |
| Nigeria | 5,855 | 1:30,255 | 2,539 |
| India | 4,180 | 1:183,508 | 11,190 |
| Philippines | 2,699 | 1:37,510 | 5,777 |
| Pakistan | 1,368 | 1:130,588 | 3,733 |
| Albania | 1,215 | 1:2,398 | 416 |
| Indonesia | 1,215 | 1:108,847 | 11,144 |
| Japan | 1,020 | 1:125,338 | 6,902 |
| Saudi Arabia | 835 | 1:36,953 | 5,288 |
| Egypt | 824 | 1:111,573 | 9,244 |
| Norway | 765 | 1:6,722 | 680 |
| Afghanistan | 587 | 1:54,775 | 1,840 |
| United States | 585 | 1:619,588 | 50,111 |
| Algeria | 542 | 1:71,276 | 11,545 |
| Romania | 519 | 1:38,686 | 4,933 |
| Moldova | 442 | 1:8,057 | 1,328 |
| Ivory Coast | 421 | 1:54,801 | 3,306 |
| Morocco | 409 | 1:84,294 | 14,399 |
| Kenya | 316 | 1:146,139 | 11,699 |
| Niger | 316 | 1:60,734 | 2,873 |
| Papua New Guinea | 301 | 1:27,089 | 3,050 |
| Greece | 290 | 1:38,206 | 6,093 |
| Iran | 245 | 1:313,398 | 21,845 |
| United Arab Emirates | 227 | 1:40,362 | 4,164 |
| Malaysia | 223 | 1:132,261 | 8,530 |
| Cameroon | 205 | 1:101,313 | 11,968 |
| Benin | 204 | 1:50,665 | 6,381 |
| Russia | 187 | 1:770,712 | 63,938 |
| England | 151 | 1:368,994 | 26,171 |
| Kosovo | 144 | 1:12,930 | 1,812 |
| Argentina | 124 | 1:344,705 | 27,064 |
| Brazil | 104 | 1:2,058,407 | 65,034 |
| France | 99 | 1:670,937 | 86,003 |
| Poland | 92 | 1:413,139 | 43,861 |
| Belgium | 80 | 1:143,708 | 20,372 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Iraq | 73 | 1:479,749 | 8,022 |
| Tanzania | 68 | 1:778,553 | 42,281 |
| Canada | 57 | 1:646,414 | 52,764 |
| American Samoa | 55 | 1:1,014 | 133 |
| Burkina Faso | 54 | 1:339,854 | 5,698 |
| Taiwan | 53 | 1:442,354 | 3,378 |
| Sudan | 49 | 1:765,514 | 2,614 |
| Singapore | 47 | 1:117,185 | 4,783 |
| Spain | 47 | 1:994,724 | 37,216 |
| Thailand | 44 | 1:1,605,417 | 210,847 |
| Uganda | 40 | 1:975,982 | 42,738 |
| Ecuador | 34 | 1:467,819 | 10,566 |
| Germany | 34 | 1:2,367,808 | 122,173 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Croatia | 22 | 1:192,209 | 23,417 |
| Israel | 20 | 1:427,882 | 33,464 |
| Azerbaijan | 19 | 1:507,849 | 9,707 |
| Italy | 18 | 1:3,397,594 | 101,426 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| Mauritania | 16 | 1:255,929 | 11,901 |
| Kazakhstan | 14 | 1:1,263,035 | 68,752 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Austria | 13 | 1:655,033 | 58,041 |
| Oman | 12 | 1:307,331 | 4,704 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Turkmenistan | 9 | 1:609,901 | 4,112 |
| Belarus | 8 | 1:1,187,632 | 77,603 |
| Syria | 8 | 1:2,412,628 | 10,757 |
| Bulgaria | 7 | 1:996,986 | 34,534 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Northern Cyprus | 6 | 1:53,168 | 8,711 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Armenia | 4 | 1:732,545 | 11,666 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 33 | 1:1,521,778 | 81,120 |
The alternate forms: Ága (180) & Agá (3) are calculated separately.
Aga (79,610) may also be a first name.
Aga Demographics
Aga Political Affiliation
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Aga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Aga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Aga (Arabic: اغي, Bengali: অগ, Georgian: აგა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﻛﻪ, Hindi: आगा, Marathi: आगा, Oriya: ଆଗା, Russian: Ага, Tibetan: ཨ་ག།) has its highest incidence in Ethiopia. It may be found as a variant: Ága or Agá. For other potential spellings of Aga click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Aga? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 16,162nd most numerous family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 211,405 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 45 percent of Aga live; 20 percent live in East Africa and 19 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 12,418th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 79,610 people.
The last name Aga is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 6,600 people, or 1 in 14,780. Aside from Ethiopia Aga is found in 112 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 17 percent live and India, where 12 percent live.
Aga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Aga has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Aga last name increased 1,773 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 140 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Aga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (75%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Muslim (100%) in Kenya, Christian (91%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Aga last name are 4.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51% being registered with the political party.
The amount Aga earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 110.12% more than the national average, earning €63,100 per year; in Norway they earn 5.42% more than the national average, earning 364,826 kr per year; in Colombia they earn 45.33% less than the national average, earning $12,411,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 19.68% more than the national average, earning $51,641 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.44% more than the national average, earning $65,305 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Aga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Aga in the Georgian language | ||
| აგა | aga | - |
| Aga in the Bengali language | ||
| অগ | aga | - |
| Aga in the Hindi language | ||
| आगा | aga | 95.54 |
| अगा | aga | 1.73 |
| अ्ग | aga | 0.09 |
| ागा | aga | 0.09 |
| Aga in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺁﻛﻪ | akh | 90.91 |
| ﺃﻙ | ak | 9.09 |
| Aga in the Marathi language | ||
| आगा | aga | 78.99 |
| अगा | aga | 16.81 |
| आग | aga | 3.57 |
| Aga in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆଗା | aga | 69.35 |
| ଅଗା | aga | 29.03 |
| ଆଗ | aga | 1.61 |
| Aga in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཨ་ག། | aga | 50 |
| ཨ་ཀ་ | aka | 50 |
| Aga in the Russian language | ||
| Ага | aga | - |
| Aga in the Arabic language | ||
| اغي | aghy | - |
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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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