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
Dagana (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺎﻛﺎﻧﺎ, Hindi: दगना, Oriya: ଦାଗାନା) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dagana? popularity and diffusion
The last name Dagana is the 205,178th most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 3,602,346 people. The surname Dagana occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Dagana are found; 86 percent are found in West Africa and 54 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 350,891st most prevalent given name on earth. It is borne by 571 people.
The surname Dagana is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,058 people, or 1 in 167,432. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 53 percent are found, Kogi, where 9 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 6 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Dagana occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in Chad, where 24 percent are found and Morocco, where 10 percent are found.
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 |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Dagana
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis