Gagaja Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Gagaja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Gagaja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gagaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gagaja occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gagaja? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,723,624th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Gagaja live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 8,823,602. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Kigoma Region, where 67 percent are found, Geita Region, where 17 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 17 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Latvia, where 13 percent are found and Thailand, where 13 percent are found.
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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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- 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 Gagaja
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