Aganya Surname

572,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 551 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Aganya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aganya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Kenya1391:332,22920,203
Uganda871:448,72726,843
Nigeria351:5,061,222131,727
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Aganya (131) may also be a first name.

Aganya Last Name Facts

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

Aganya (Arabic: اغانيا, Bengali: অগন্যা, Marathi: अगण्या) is borne by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Aganya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Aganya is the 572,152nd most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 13,226,036 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Aganya reside; 57 percent reside in West Africa and 57 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Aganya is also the 811,108th most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 131 people.

This last name is most widespread in Ghana, where it is borne by 277 people, or 1 in 97,548. Excluding Ghana it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 25 percent reside and Uganda, where 16 percent reside.

Aganya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Aganya earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 78.49% less than the national average, earning $9,281 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aghanya92171/
Anganya92136/
Haganya9210/
Gaganya921/
Ang'anya8686/
Hanganya8628/
An'ganya861/
Aganyo83374/
Agonya83303/
Agagna83150/
Oganya83138/
Agania8359/
Aganja8318/
Aganea834/
Agangaaya801/
Onganya7752/
Aghania7745/
Hagania7738/
Agagney7732/
Agahnia7723/
Agagnia775/
Goganya774/
Gagania774/
Angania773/
Angonya773/
Ogannya773/
Aganyoh772/
Aganija771/
Oghanya771/
Ogganya771/
Agonyaa771/
Ogaanya771/
Aagagna771/
Aghagna771/
Oganyah771/
Agaña732/
Aghanjad71806/
Gaganija71108/
Ong'anya7174/
Anggania7143/
Aghaniaz7135/
Angganyo7116/
Hangonya7113/
Hangania716/
Aighanea713/
Anganjoy711/
Ang'anyo711/
Gaugania711/
Ogania67757/
Oganyo67712/
Ogonya67614/
Agonyo67351/
Aganio67135/
Aganeo6714/
Hanggonya674/
Aganjo672/
Haangonya672/
Eagaña671/
Anga'anyo671/

Aganya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Aganya in the Bengali language
অগন্যাagan'ya-
Aganya in the Marathi language
अगण्याaganya41.67
आगन्याagan'ya25
अगन्याagan'ya16.67
आगण्याaganya8.33
अगन्agan8.33
Aganya in the Arabic language
اغانياaghanya-

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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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  • 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 Aganya
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