Gaaga Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Gaaga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 24 | 1:1,626,637 | 57,482 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Gaaga (19) may also be a first name.
Gaaga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gaaga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gaaga (Russian: Гаага) is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gaaga? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,944,094th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Gaaga reside; 57 percent reside in East Africa and 55 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 19 people.
Gaaga is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 1,626,637. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Mayuge District, where 29 percent live, Wakiso District, where 13 percent live and Hoima District, where 8 percent live. Aside from Uganda this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 34 percent live and Algeria, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gaaga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gaaga in the Russian language | ||
| Гаага | gaaga | - |
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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 Gaaga
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