Nagan Surname
Approximately 1,656 people bear this surname
Nagan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 596 | 1:90,902 | 11,139 |
| United States | 273 | 1:1,327,688 | 92,627 |
| India | 245 | 1:3,130,879 | 92,461 |
| Malaysia | 140 | 1:210,673 | 12,296 |
| Papua New Guinea | 102 | 1:79,938 | 10,532 |
| Indonesia | 72 | 1:1,836,794 | 117,778 |
| Russia | 39 | 1:3,695,463 | 185,353 |
| Israel | 34 | 1:251,695 | 22,987 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| Pakistan | 15 | 1:11,909,592 | 53,778 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Kazakhstan | 14 | 1:1,263,035 | 68,752 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Guyana | 3 | 1:254,074 | 11,262 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 1:2,954,040 | 135,915 |
Nagan (2,259) may also be a first name.
Nagan Demographics
Average Nagan Salary in
United States
$54,920 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States
Nagan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nagan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nagan (Hindi: नगन, Marathi: नागन, Oriya: ନଗନ, Russian: Наган) occurs most in South Africa. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nagan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 241,315th most frequently used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 4,400,692 people. The surname Nagan occurs mostly in Africa, where 36 percent of Nagan are found; 36 percent are found in Southern Africa and 36 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 157,083rd most frequently used first name globally, borne by 2,259 people.
The surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 596 people, or 1 in 90,902. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 65 percent live, Gauteng, where 25 percent live and Western Cape, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa Nagan exists in 36 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent live and India, where 15 percent live.
Nagan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Nagan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nagan surname expanded 1,606 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 467 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Nagan Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Nagan are 8.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.67% registered with the political party.
The amount Nagan earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 9.8% more than the national average, earning R 260,928 per year; in United States they earn 27.28% more than the national average, earning $54,920 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.22% more than the national average, earning $60,224 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nagan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nagan in the Oriya language | ||
| ନଗନ | nagana | 83.33 |
| ନାଗନ | nagana | 12.5 |
| ନଗେନ୍ | nagen | 4.17 |
| Nagan in the Marathi language | ||
| नागन | nagana | 82.2 |
| नागण | nagana | 10.17 |
| नगन | nagana | 2.95 |
| नागान | nagana | 0.67 |
| नजन | najana | 0.54 |
| नागाण | nagana | 0.4 |
| नगण | nagana | 0.4 |
| नागं | nagam | 0.27 |
| मगन | magana | 0.27 |
| नादन | nadana | 0.27 |
| नागां | nagam | 0.13 |
| नागर | nagara | 0.13 |
| Nagan in the Hindi language | ||
| नगन | nagana | 54.74 |
| नगां | nagam | 22.11 |
| नागन | nagana | 12.63 |
| नागण | nagana | 6.32 |
| नगं | nagam | 2.11 |
| नागां | nagam | 1.05 |
| Nagan in the Russian language | ||
| Наган | nagan | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Nagan
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis