Garnaga Surname

615,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 501 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Garnaga Surname User-submission:

The Garnaga surname originates from the nickname Garnag. The nickname Garnag, according to one version, goes back to the common Russian noun гарнец, which is a measure of loose bodies, especially bread. Most likely referring to a trader.

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Garnaga Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia4441:324,60132,726
Moldova251:142,45515,214
Transnistria181:26,3724,484
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859

Garnaga Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Garnaga surname originates from the nickname Garnag. The nickname Garnag, according to one version, goes back to the common Russian noun гарнец, which is a measure of loose bodies, especially bread. Most likely referring to a trader. However, it cannot be ruled out that this surname is based on a different meaning of the word гарнец, which can also mean 'pot' or 'casserole'. In this case, a potter, a craftsman who made clay pots, could be named Garnaga. In any case, this surname contains an indication of the occupation of an ancestor. According to yet another version, this surname can also go back to the Ukrainian word гарний, which can mean 'beautiful', 'good', or 'experienced'. Thus, the nickname of Garnaga could indicate both the pleasant appearance and personality of an ancestor.

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Garnaga Demographics

Garnaga Political Affiliation
in Russia

Sample size: 20 (2016)

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Garnaga Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Garnaga Come From? nationality or country of origin

Garnaga (Russian: Гарнага) is found most in Russia. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Garnaga? popularity and diffusion

It is the 615,220th most widely held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 14,546,000 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Garnaga live; 78 percent live in Eastern Europe and 72 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 444 people, or 1 in 324,601. In Russia it is most numerous in: Krasnodar Krai, where 30 percent live, Stavropol Krai, where 10 percent live and Saint Petersburg, where 5 percent live. Besides Russia this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Moldova, where 5 percent live and Transnistria, where 4 percent live.

Garnaga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (93%) in Russia and Orthodox (74%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Garnaga last name are 38.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 85% registered with the party.

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Garnaga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Garnaga in the Russian language
Гарнагаgarnaga-

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