Nag Surname

1,860th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 294,358 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Nag Surname User-submission:

The Nag surname means 'cobra' or 'snake'. It refers to one of the ancient Indian dynastic lineages, like to Suryavamsha or Solar dynasty, Chandravamsha or Lunar dynasty. Similarly the Nag surname refers to Nagvamsha or the Snake or Cobra dynasty.

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Nag Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India277,3331:2,766278
Bangladesh13,6081:11,711951
United States6691:541,79244,882
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Egypt3361:273,61818,414
United Arab Emirates3041:30,1393,317
Pakistan2871:622,4539,790
Norway1721:29,8974,132
England1591:350,42825,285
Qatar1061:22,2452,387
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Oman1001:36,8802,528
Canada911:404,89735,698
Singapore771:71,5292,869
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Taiwan581:404,2203,133
Japan571:2,242,88229,184
Australia461:586,86342,409
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Thailand311:2,278,656255,572
France221:3,019,215204,848
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128
Jordan141:631,60313,893
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
China91:151,924,6187,954
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Nepal61:4,746,82612,065
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Iceland61:63,3484,218
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

The alternate forms: Nâg (1) are calculated separately.

Nag (9,118) may also be a first name.

Nag Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Nag surname means 'cobra' or 'snake'. It refers to one of the ancient Indian dynastic lineages, like to Suryavamsha or Solar dynasty, Chandravamsha or Lunar dynasty. Similarly the Nag surname refers to Nagvamsha or the Snake or Cobra dynasty.

- rohitnaag33

The Nag surname means 'snake'. It is a caste of Jammu and Kashmir, and Himachal Pradesh. They belong to Brahmin caste in the varna system.

- sanjhavi

Nag Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nag (Arabic: نيغ, Bengali: নাগ, Hindi: नाग, Marathi: नाग, Oriya: ନାଗ, Tibetan: གནག་) is found most frequently in India. It can also be found as: Nâg. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nag? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,860th most commonly used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 24,757 people. The surname Nag occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Nag reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 94 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 65,126th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 9,118 people.

The last name Nag is most widespread in India, where it is held by 277,333 people, or 1 in 2,766. In India it is most frequent in: Odisha, where 49 percent reside, West Bengal, where 27 percent reside and Jharkhand, where 10 percent reside. Barring India this last name exists in 83 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Nag Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nag has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 15,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nag Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Nag are 7.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.17% being registered with the political party.

The amount Nag earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 19.43% more than the national average, earning 413,320 kr per year; in United States they earn 33.38% more than the national average, earning $57,552 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.97% more than the national average, earning $51,653 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nâg891/
Neag865,621/
Naag864,315/
Naig862,587/
Nagh861,750/
Naug86266/
Nagg86154/
Ngag86101/
Gnag8614/
Nasg8610/
Nahg868/
Hnag866/
Nagt864/
Nhag863/
Nagz862/
Naqg862/
Nags862/
N'Ag861/
Nagp861/
Nacg861/
Nagq861/
Nnag861/
Nagk861/
Naïg861/
Nague752,568/
Naggs75276/
Nahag7538/
Naugk7536/
Naigh758/
Naugh757/
Najgh756/
Ånhag756/
Gnaag756/
Naigt755/
Nagsh755/
Naigk753/
Nashg753/
Nagkh752/
Naagh752/
Nnaig751/
Nnagh751/
Naisg751/
Ngagh751/
Gnagg751/
Neaug751/
Naags751/
Naqug751/
Nag's751/
Nagke751/
Naggh751/
Neagh751/
Ngaug751/
Nagth750/
Nak6723,914/
Naq67793/
Nac67301/
Nax67278/
Nog67243/
Neague67149/
Gnague6760/
Nagowa6717/
Naigue6712/
Neagsh672/
Naygue672/
Naague671/
Nagová671/
Nahaig671/
Naugue670/

Nag Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nag in the Bengali language
নাগnaga99.87
Nag in the Marathi language
नागnaga99.01
Nag in the Oriya language
ନାଗnaga98.56
ନାଗ୍nag0.38
ଅଗaga0
ବାଗ୍bag0
ନଗ୍nag0
Nag in the Hindi language
नागnaga91.72
नगnaga8.02
नाग्nag0.05
Nag in the Tibetan language
གནག་nak50
ནགས་nak25
ནག་nak25
Nag in the Arabic language
نيغnygh-
ناجnaj-

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