Avaga Surname
Approximately 1,358 people bear this surname
Avaga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,278 | 1:30,547 | 4,153 |
| India | 40 | 1:19,176,635 | 286,670 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Avaga (31) may also be a first name.
Avaga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Avaga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Avaga (Marathi: अवगण) is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Avaga? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 283,643rd most numerous last name globally It is held by around 1 in 5,366,381 people. The last name Avaga is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Avaga are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 86 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Avaga is also the 1,874,099th most frequently occurring given name at a global level, borne by 31 people.
This surname is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 1,278 people, or 1 in 30,547. In Uganda Avaga is most prevalent in: Arua District, where 79 percent reside, Maracha District, where 12 percent reside and Kiryandongo District, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Uganda Avaga is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in India, where 3 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Avaga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Avaga in the Marathi language | ||
| अवगण | avagana | - |
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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 Avaga
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