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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Naga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Naga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Naga (Arabic: ناغا, Bengali: নাগা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺟﻪ, Hindi: नगा, Marathi: नागा, Oriya: ନାଗା, Russian: Нага) is found in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Nagâ. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Naga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Naga is the 11,675th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 151,423 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 77 percent of Naga reside; 32 percent reside in East Asia and 32 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Naga is also the 4,508th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 232,833 people.
Naga is most widespread in Japan, where it is borne by 15,209 people, or 1 in 8,406. In Japan Naga is most frequent in: Fukuoka Prefecture, where 15 percent are found, Tochigi Prefecture, where 14 percent are found and Tokyo Metropolis, where 10 percent are found. Barring Japan it exists in 86 countries. It is also found in India, where 26 percent are found and Egypt, where 16 percent are found.
Naga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Naga has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Naga surname increased 25,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Naga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Naga last name is chiefly Greek Orthodox (80%) in Lebanon and Christian (83%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Naga surname are 4.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.16% being registered with the political 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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