Gagaga Surname
Approximately 174 people bear this surname
Gagaga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 163 | 1:324,795 | 24,514 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Gagaga (86) may also be a first name.
Gagaga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gagaga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gagaga (Hindi: गंगा, Oriya: ଗଂଗା, Russian: Гагага) is found most in Tanzania. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gagaga? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,300,225th most widely held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 41,882,448 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Gagaga live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Gagaga is also the 1,032,266th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 86 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 163 people, or 1 in 324,795. In Tanzania Gagaga is most frequent in: Geita Region, where 99 percent are found and Simiyu Region, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania Gagaga is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 2 percent are found and Thailand, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gagaga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gagaga in the Hindi language | ||
| गंगा | ganga | - |
| Gagaga in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗଂଗା | ganga | - |
| Gagaga in the Russian language | ||
| Гагага | gagaga | - |
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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 Gagaga
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