Dagana Surname
Approximately 2,023 people bear this surname
Dagana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,058 | 1:167,432 | 10,414 |
| Chad | 481 | 1:28,258 | 3,335 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| Cameroon | 139 | 1:149,418 | 16,457 |
| Niger | 39 | 1:492,103 | 12,962 |
| Burkina Faso | 27 | 1:679,707 | 8,167 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Benin | 15 | 1:689,040 | 39,432 |
| Mauritania | 9 | 1:454,985 | 17,374 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Saint Lucia | 2 | 1:89,390 | 2,918 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
Dagana (571) may also be a first name.
Dagana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dagana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dagana (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺎﻛﺎﻧﺎ, Hindi: दगना, Oriya: ଦାଗାନା) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dagana? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 205,178th most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 3,602,346 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Dagana reside; 86 percent reside in West Africa and 54 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dagana is also the 350,891st most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 571 people.
It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,058 people, or 1 in 167,432. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Bayelsa, where 53 percent reside, Kogi, where 9 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 6 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Dagana occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in Chad, where 24 percent reside and Morocco, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dagana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dagana in the Hindi language | ||
| दगना | dagana | 66.67 |
| डगाना | dagana | 33.33 |
| Dagana in the Oriya language | ||
| ଦାଗାନା | dagana | 66.67 |
| ଡାଗାନା | dagana | 33.33 |
| Dagana in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﺎﻛﺎﻧﺎ | jakana | 50 |
| ﺩﻛﺎﻥ | dkan | 25 |
| ﺟﺎﻛﻨﺎ | jakna | 25 |
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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 Dagana
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