Bagra Surname
Approximately 6,494 people bear this surname
Bagra Surname Definition:
Of local origin (1) from Balgray in Angus, old record spellings of which are Bagra and Bagro, and (2) from Bagra near Banff, John Bagray was messenger-at-arms in Aberdeen in 1569 (RPC., I, p. 660), may be the John Balgray, notary public, 1577 (RSCA.
Read More About This SurnameBagra Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 6,362 | 1:120,570 | 7,809 |
| Ivory Coast | 71 | 1:324,947 | 11,901 |
| Pakistan | 20 | 1:8,932,194 | 45,447 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 9 | 1:415,913 | 11,811 |
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
Bagra (221) may also be a first name.
Bagra Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Of local origin (1) from Balgray in Angus, old record spellings of which are Bagra and Bagro, and (2) from Bagra near Banff, John Bagray was messenger-at-arms in Aberdeen in 1569 (RPC., I, p. 660), may be the John Balgray, notary public, 1577 (RSCA., I, p. 295), and another John Bagray was a baker in Edinburgh in 1625 (Edinb. Marr.). A complaint was registered with the Privy Council by John Baigrie in Lufnes, East Lothian, in 1634 (RPC., 2. ser, V, p. 168), and Jean Bagra relict of John Brodie in Portsoy is in record in 1791 (Aberdeen CR.). William Watt Bagrie of Ythan served in the first Great War (Turriff).
Bagra Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bagra Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bagra (Hindi: बगरा, Marathi: बागरा, Oriya: ବଗ) is found most in India. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bagra? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 75,570th most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,122,197 people. The last name Bagra occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Bagra are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 606,684th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 221 people.
The last name Bagra is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 6,362 people, or 1 in 120,570. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Arunachal Pradesh, where 77 percent live, West Bengal, where 20 percent live and Rajasthan, where 1 percent live. Not including India it occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent live and Pakistan, where 0 percent live.
Bagra Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Bagra has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Bagra surname declined 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bagra Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bagra in the Oriya language | ||
| ବଗ | baga | 75 |
| ବାଗା | baga | 25 |
| Bagra in the Hindi language | ||
| बगरा | bagara | 66.67 |
| बागरा | bagara | 33.33 |
| Bagra in the Marathi language | ||
| बागरा | bagara | 50 |
| बांगरा | bangara | 50 |
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