Phaganu Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Phaganu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phaganu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1241:6,186,011143,436
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Phaganu (6,965) may also be a first name.

Phaganu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Phaganu (Hindi: फगनू, Marathi: फगनु, Oriya: ଫଗନୁ) has its highest incidence in India. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Phaganu? popularity and diffusion

Phaganu is the 1,612,213th most widely held family name globally, held by around 1 in 58,300,367 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Phaganu are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Phaganu is also the 77,823rd most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 6,965 people.

The surname Phaganu is most widely held in India, where it is held by 124 people, or 1 in 6,186,011. In India Phaganu is most numerous in: Madhya Pradesh, where 69 percent live, Chhattisgarh, where 30 percent live and Himachal Pradesh, where 1 percent live. Apart from India Phaganu exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paganu928/
Paganus86174/
Paganou8664/
Panganu865/
Vaganu7717/
Poganu779/
Fanganu7196/
Pagonou7119/
Vagannu713/
Peiganu712/
Pagonus711/
Fanganou671/
Fagangou671/
Peuganou671/
Phegounou631/
Pongonu5725/
Fogheanu531/
Pogounou531/
Vegheanu531/
Pegounou531/
Pougounou501/

Phaganu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Phaganu in the Oriya language
ଫଗନୁphaganu93.66
ଫଗଣୁphaganu3.66
ଫଗନୂphaganu0.85
ଫାଗନୁphaganu0.42
ଫଗୁନୁphagunu0.14
ପଦନିpadani0.14
ଜଗନୁjaganu0.14
ଗାଉଁଟିଆga'umti'a0.14
Phaganu in the Marathi language
फगनुphaganu66.67
फगणुphaganu33.33
Phaganu in the Hindi language
फगनूphaganu63.71
फगनुphaganu35.48
फागणूphaganu0.81

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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
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  • 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 Phaganu
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