Baganya Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Baganya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Baganya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Baganya (10) may also be a first name.

Baganya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Baganya (Hindi: बगन्या, Marathi: बागण्या) occurs most in Uganda. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Baganya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,391,485th most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Baganya reside; 69 percent reside in East Africa and 69 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Baganya is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent first name globally It is held by 10 people.

The last name Baganya is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 4,337,698. In Uganda Baganya is primarily concentrated in: Kiruhura District, where 22 percent reside, Buikwe District, where 11 percent reside and Kalangala District, where 11 percent reside. Other than Uganda this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 15 percent reside and Burkina Faso, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Baganya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Baganya in the Hindi language
बगन्याbagan'ya-
Baganya in the Marathi language
बागण्याbaganya75
बगण्याbaganya25

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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 Baganya
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