Fagha Surname
Approximately 387 people bear this surname
Fagha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 335 | 1:528,784 | 26,031 |
| Cameroon | 30 | 1:692,302 | 50,404 |
| Iran | 11 | 1:6,980,229 | 145,986 |
| Mauritania | 4 | 1:1,023,716 | 25,172 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Fagha (584) may also be a first name.
Fagha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fagha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fagha (Arabic: فاغا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻔﺎﻕ) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Fagha click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fagha? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 744,013th most common family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 18,830,868 people. Fagha occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Fagha live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 87 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 346,315th most widespread forename globally, held by 584 people.
It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 335 people, or 1 in 528,784. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 85 percent are found, Delta, where 10 percent are found and Lagos, where 1 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 8 percent are found and Iran, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Fagha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fagha in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻔﺎﻕ | alfaq | 50 |
| ﺍﺗﻔﺎﻕ | atfaq | 50 |
| Fagha in the Arabic language | ||
| فاغا | fagha | - |
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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 Fagha
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