Naganja Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Naganja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Naganja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Naganja (12) may also be a first name.

Naganja Last Name Facts

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

The surname Naganja occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Naganja? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,063,924th most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Naganja live; 90 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Naganja is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent given name at a global level, held by 12 people.

The last name Naganja is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 4,337,698. In Uganda Naganja is most frequent in: Wakiso District, where 44 percent live, Kampala District, where 22 percent live and Kibaale District, where 11 percent live. Other than Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 10 percent live.

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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 Naganja
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