Gaguna Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Gaguna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 42 | 1:194,136 | 26,902 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Gaguna (18) may also be a first name.
Gaguna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gaguna Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gaguna (Hindi: गगुना, Oriya: ଗାଗୁନା) is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Gaguna click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gaguna? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,746,821st most frequently held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 84 percent of Gaguna live; 84 percent live in Oceania Islands and 84 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Gaguna is also the 2,608,198th most frequent given name worldwide It is held by 18 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 194,136. In Papua New Guinea Gaguna is most numerous in: Central, where 100 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 6 percent reside and India, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gaguna Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gaguna in the Hindi language | ||
| गगुना | gaguna | - |
| Gaguna in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗାଗୁନା | gaguna | - |
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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 Gaguna
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