Saanga Surname
Approximately 152 people bear this surname
Saanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 123 | 1:600,647 | 45,387 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
Saanga (22) may also be a first name.
Saanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Saanga (Marathi: सांगा, Oriya: ସାଆ) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Saanga? popularity and diffusion
Saanga is the 1,422,956th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 47,944,381 people. The last name Saanga occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Saanga reside; 82 percent reside in Central Africa and 82 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most common first name in the world, borne by 22 people.
Saanga is most common in The DR Congo, where it is held by 123 people, or 1 in 600,647. Beside The DR Congo this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 12 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Saanga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Saanga in the Marathi language | ||
| सांगा | sanga | - |
| Saanga in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାଆ | sa'a | 50 |
| ଶବର | sabara | 50 |
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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 Saanga
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