Naga Surname
Approximately 48,127 people bear this surname
Naga Surname User-submission:
The Nagaland surname comes from a state in India, occupied by tribes known as Naga. There are about 17 Naga tribes in Nagaland. Every Naga tribe has clans and the clan's name is used as surname.
Naga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 15,209 | 1:8,406 | 1,196 |
| India | 12,544 | 1:61,150 | 4,167 |
| Egypt | 7,535 | 1:12,201 | 1,453 |
| Philippines | 5,288 | 1:19,145 | 2,313 |
| Indonesia | 1,184 | 1:111,697 | 11,397 |
| Malaysia | 943 | 1:31,277 | 2,670 |
| Algeria | 738 | 1:52,346 | 9,008 |
| Nigeria | 474 | 1:373,719 | 19,928 |
| Nepal | 465 | 1:61,249 | 1,652 |
| Sri Lanka | 439 | 1:47,400 | 5,492 |
| Saudi Arabia | 437 | 1:70,608 | 10,708 |
| Papua New Guinea | 294 | 1:27,734 | 3,131 |
| Pakistan | 275 | 1:649,614 | 10,047 |
| United States | 250 | 1:1,449,836 | 99,395 |
| United Arab Emirates | 250 | 1:36,649 | 3,864 |
| Mauritius | 224 | 1:5,774 | 1,178 |
| France | 201 | 1:330,461 | 49,960 |
| Cameroon | 160 | 1:129,807 | 14,666 |
| Benin | 148 | 1:69,835 | 8,430 |
| Fiji | 126 | 1:7,098 | 1,425 |
| Latvia | 110 | 1:18,637 | 2,797 |
| Poland | 92 | 1:413,139 | 43,861 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Singapore | 68 | 1:80,996 | 3,278 |
| Qatar | 66 | 1:35,727 | 3,681 |
| England | 66 | 1:844,213 | 44,691 |
| Ivory Coast | 53 | 1:435,306 | 14,482 |
| Solomon Islands | 40 | 1:14,501 | 2,727 |
| Russia | 40 | 1:3,603,076 | 182,447 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Canada | 30 | 1:1,228,186 | 88,140 |
| Uganda | 23 | 1:1,697,360 | 58,907 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Tanzania | 20 | 1:2,647,081 | 48,780 |
| Niger | 19 | 1:1,010,106 | 22,252 |
| Taiwan | 18 | 1:1,302,486 | 8,817 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| Israel | 13 | 1:658,280 | 45,106 |
| Northern Ireland | 11 | 1:167,731 | 8,683 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Lebanon | 5 | 1:1,127,417 | 17,983 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Cambodia | 3 | 1:5,162,382 | 10,688 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Nagâ (1) are calculated separately.
Naga (232,833) may also be a first name.
Naga Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Nagaland surname comes from a state in India, occupied by tribes known as Naga. There are about 17 Naga tribes in Nagaland. Every Naga tribe has clans and the clan's name is used as surname.
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Average Naga Salary in
United States
$48,318 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Naga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Naga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Naga (Arabic: ناغا, Bengali: নাগা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺟﻪ, Hindi: नगा, Marathi: नागा, Oriya: ନାଗା, Russian: Нага) is carried by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Nagâ. Click here for other potential spellings of Naga.
How Common Is The Last Name Naga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Naga is the 11,675th most numerous family name on earth, held by around 1 in 151,423 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 77 percent of Naga are found; 32 percent are found in East Asia and 32 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 4,508th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 232,833 people.
The last name Naga is most common in Japan, where it is borne by 15,209 people, or 1 in 8,406. In Japan Naga is primarily found in: Fukuoka Prefecture, where 15 percent reside, Tochigi Prefecture, where 14 percent reside and Tokyo Metropolis, where 10 percent reside. Besides Japan this surname is found in 86 countries. It is also found in India, where 26 percent reside and Egypt, where 16 percent reside.
Naga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Naga has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Naga last name rose 25,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Naga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Greek Orthodox (80%) in Lebanon and Christian (83%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Naga last name are 4.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.16% registered with the party.
The amount Naga earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.98% more than the national average, earning $48,318 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.57% less than the national average, earning $48,404 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Naga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Naga in the Bengali language | ||
| নাগা | naga | - |
| Naga in the Marathi language | ||
| नागा | naga | 93.59 |
| नगा | naga | 5.42 |
| नाग | naga | 0.51 |
| ङागा | naga | 0.12 |
| Naga in the Hindi language | ||
| नगा | naga | 67.67 |
| नागा | naga | 31.84 |
| ना्ग | naga | 0.07 |
| ङग | naga | 0.07 |
| नागेा | nagea | 0.07 |
| ङागा | naga | 0.03 |
| नागो | nago | 0.03 |
| नग | naga | 0.03 |
| राधा | radha | 0.03 |
| नग्ाा | nagaa | 0.03 |
| नंगा | nanga | 0.03 |
| Naga in the Oriya language | ||
| ନାଗା | naga | 62.71 |
| ନାଗ | naga | 33.77 |
| ନଗା | naga | 0.74 |
| ନାେଗ | naega | 0.28 |
| ନଗ | naga | 0.19 |
| େଗୗଡ | egada | 0.09 |
| ନାରା | nara | 0.09 |
| ଇନାଗ | inaga | 0.09 |
| Naga in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺟﻪ | alnajh | 60 |
| ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺟﺔ | alnajt | 20 |
| ﺍﻟﻨﻘﻲ | alnqy | 20 |
| Naga in the Russian language | ||
| Нага | naga | - |
| Naga in the Arabic language | ||
| ناغا | nagha | - |
| عنقي | nqy | - |
| عنقاء | nqa | - |
| عنقا | nqa | - |
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