Nagayi Surname
Approximately 4,548 people bear this surname
Nagayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 4,322 | 1:9,033 | 1,547 |
| India | 195 | 1:3,933,669 | 107,487 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nagayi (30) may also be a first name.
Nagayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nagayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nagayi (Marathi: नागाई) is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nagayi? popularity and diffusion
Nagayi is the 103,397th most frequently occurring last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,602,363 people. The surname Nagayi is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Nagayi are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 30 people.
Nagayi is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 4,322 people, or 1 in 9,033. In Uganda Nagayi is mostly found in: Wakiso District, where 23 percent live, Kampala District, where 14 percent live and Mukono District, where 7 percent live. Barring Uganda this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in India, where 4 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nagayi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nagayi in the Marathi language | ||
| नागाई | naga'i | 50 |
| नगयी | nagayi | 25 |
| नागयी | nagayi | 25 |
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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 Nagayi
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