Kaga Surname
Approximately 23,202 people bear this surname
Kaga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 16,156 | 1:7,913 | 1,147 |
| India | 4,245 | 1:180,699 | 11,041 |
| Togo | 1,155 | 1:6,275 | 1,305 |
| Cameroon | 551 | 1:37,693 | 5,043 |
| Egypt | 275 | 1:334,312 | 21,412 |
| Papua New Guinea | 209 | 1:39,013 | 4,711 |
| Nigeria | 120 | 1:1,476,190 | 56,575 |
| United States | 92 | 1:3,939,771 | 214,590 |
| Uganda | 89 | 1:438,644 | 26,475 |
| Brazil | 59 | 1:3,628,379 | 101,412 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Canada | 29 | 1:1,270,538 | 90,455 |
| Kenya | 25 | 1:1,847,196 | 36,049 |
| Thailand | 25 | 1:2,825,534 | 284,782 |
| Ivory Coast | 24 | 1:961,301 | 23,927 |
| Iran | 17 | 1:4,516,619 | 115,816 |
| Philippines | 13 | 1:7,787,556 | 197,164 |
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 31 | 1:1,619,958 | 85,073 |
Kaga (1,709) may also be a first name.
Kaga Demographics
Average Kaga Salary in
United States
$39,700 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kaga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kaga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kaga (Arabic: كغا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻛﺎ, Hindi: कागा, Marathi: कागा, Oriya: କଗା, Russian: Кага) is more frequently found in Japan than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaga? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 23,359th most common last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 314,091 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 88 percent of Kaga live; 70 percent live in East Asia and 70 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 185,806th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 1,709 people.
Kaga is most commonly used in Japan, where it is held by 16,156 people, or 1 in 7,913. In Japan it is primarily found in: Aichi Prefecture, where 18 percent live, Hokkaido Prefecture, where 12 percent live and Akita Prefecture, where 8 percent live. Besides Japan this surname occurs in 43 countries. It also occurs in India, where 18 percent live and Togo, where 5 percent live.
Kaga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kaga has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 297 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kaga Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kaga surname are 11.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 65% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Kaga earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 7.99% less than the national average, earning $39,700 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.62% more than the national average, earning $59,928 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kaga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kaga in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺎﻛﺎ | kaka | - |
| Kaga in the Hindi language | ||
| कागा | kaga | 83.33 |
| कगा | kaga | 16.67 |
| Kaga in the Oriya language | ||
| କଗା | kaga | 83.33 |
| କାଗା | kaga | 8.33 |
| କାଗ | kaga | 8.33 |
| Kaga in the Marathi language | ||
| कागा | kaga | 55 |
| कगा | kaga | 45 |
| Kaga in the Russian language | ||
| Кага | kaga | - |
| Kaga in the Arabic language | ||
| كغا | kgha | - |
| كاغي | kaghy | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Kaga
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