Gaga Surname
Approximately 21,234 people bear this surname
Gaga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rwanda | 4,031 | 1:2,819 | 692 |
| South Africa | 2,517 | 1:21,525 | 2,727 |
| Nigeria | 2,223 | 1:79,686 | 5,651 |
| Morocco | 1,295 | 1:26,622 | 4,228 |
| Chad | 1,252 | 1:10,856 | 1,398 |
| India | 1,234 | 1:621,609 | 29,693 |
| Indonesia | 849 | 1:155,771 | 15,234 |
| Tanzania | 798 | 1:66,343 | 7,006 |
| Benin | 776 | 1:13,319 | 1,816 |
| Malawi | 706 | 1:24,248 | 3,692 |
| Turkey | 565 | 1:137,737 | 11,153 |
| Romania | 483 | 1:41,569 | 5,269 |
| Niger | 458 | 1:41,904 | 2,218 |
| Ivory Coast | 436 | 1:52,916 | 3,212 |
| Cameroon | 427 | 1:48,640 | 6,360 |
| Ghana | 416 | 1:64,954 | 6,785 |
| Philippines | 412 | 1:245,724 | 36,968 |
| DR Congo | 376 | 1:196,488 | 19,671 |
| Papua New Guinea | 287 | 1:28,410 | 3,214 |
| Algeria | 230 | 1:167,963 | 21,141 |
| Kenya | 174 | 1:265,402 | 17,619 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| United States | 112 | 1:3,236,240 | 185,654 |
| Zimbabwe | 103 | 1:149,886 | 19,081 |
| Israel | 101 | 1:84,729 | 10,121 |
| Pakistan | 83 | 1:2,152,336 | 20,049 |
| England | 60 | 1:928,634 | 47,428 |
| France | 48 | 1:1,383,807 | 136,859 |
| Latvia | 48 | 1:42,709 | 6,498 |
| Uganda | 46 | 1:848,680 | 39,357 |
| Malaysia | 40 | 1:737,356 | 34,564 |
| China | 36 | 1:37,981,155 | 2,028 |
| Ethiopia | 36 | 1:2,709,618 | 8,935 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Taiwan | 22 | 1:1,065,670 | 7,365 |
| Hungary | 20 | 1:490,814 | 31,291 |
| Liberia | 20 | 1:220,427 | 14,169 |
| Mexico | 17 | 1:7,301,541 | 34,591 |
| Australia | 16 | 1:1,687,231 | 81,699 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| Canada | 16 | 1:2,302,849 | 139,666 |
| Serbia | 14 | 1:510,353 | 19,964 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Mauritania | 11 | 1:372,260 | 15,230 |
| Greece | 10 | 1:1,107,979 | 84,839 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Bhutan | 6 | 1:102,673 | 847 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Georgia | 5 | 1:749,109 | 21,598 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Lesotho | 2 | 1:1,016,279 | 21,693 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Gagá (2), Gágá (4), Gāga (2) & Gâgă (1) are calculated separately.
Gaga (23,304) may also be a first name.
Gaga Demographics
Gaga Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Gaga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gaga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gaga (Bengali: গাগা, Georgian: გაგა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻛﻪ, Hindi: गगा, Marathi: गागा, Oriya: ଗାଗା, Tibetan: དགའ་དགའ།) is found most frequently in Rwanda. It may also be rendered as: Gagá, Gágá, Gāga or Gâgă. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gaga? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 25,401st most commonly used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 343,202 people. The last name Gaga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Gaga are found; 27 percent are found in West Africa and 24 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 33,725th most numerous forename globally, borne by 23,304 people.
The surname Gaga is most frequently occurring in Rwanda, where it is held by 4,031 people, or 1 in 2,819. Other than Rwanda it exists in 110 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 12 percent live and Nigeria, where 10 percent live.
Gaga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Gaga has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gaga surname expanded 11,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gaga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (53%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Muslim (50%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (62%) in Ukraine.
The amount Gaga earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 48.51% less than the national average, earning R 122,352 per year and in United States they earn 0.85% more than the national average, earning $43,515 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gaga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gaga in the Georgian language | ||
| გაგა | gaga | - |
| Gaga in the Bengali language | ||
| গাগা | gaga | - |
| Gaga in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗାଗା | gaga | 89.33 |
| ଗଗା | gaga | 8 |
| ଗାଗ | gaga | 1.33 |
| ଗଗ | gaga | 1.33 |
| Gaga in the Hindi language | ||
| गगा | gaga | 84.36 |
| गागा | gaga | 13.33 |
| गंगा | ganga | 0.77 |
| गाग | gaga | 0.38 |
| गगां | gagam | 0.26 |
| गांगा | ganga | 0.26 |
| ग़गा | gaga | 0.13 |
| ंगगा | ngaga | 0.13 |
| गोागा | goaga | 0.13 |
| Gaga in the Marathi language | ||
| गागा | gaga | 57.02 |
| गगा | gaga | 41.23 |
| Gaga in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺎﻛﻪ | kakh | 45.45 |
| ﻛﺎﻛﺎ | kaka | 9.09 |
| ﺍﻟﻘﻖ | alqq | 9.09 |
| ﻛﻜﻪ | kkh | 9.09 |
| ﺍﻛﻚ | akk | 9.09 |
| ﻛﻚ | kk | 9.09 |
| ﺃﻛﻜﻪ | akkh | 9.09 |
| Gaga in the Tibetan language | ||
| དགའ་དགའ། | gaga | 36.84 |
| ག་ག། | gaga | 26.32 |
| དགའ་དགའ་ | gaga | 26.32 |
| ག་ག་ | gaga | 5.26 |
| དགའ་ག་ | gaga | 5.26 |
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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
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