Sag Surname

24,997th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,581 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Sag Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sag Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia17,9471:7,369960
Saudi Arabia1,5901:19,4062,666
Iran5461:140,62712,622
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
India1611:4,764,381121,488
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Taiwan1171:200,3821,726
United Arab Emirates1141:80,3717,328
United States1091:3,325,311189,554
Spain1041:449,53923,540
Russia1001:1,441,23199,834
France721:922,538106,020
Germany461:1,750,119100,509
Belgium371:310,72035,739
Pakistan321:5,582,62134,646
Kazakhstan291:609,74142,435
Netherlands281:603,11352,179
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Sweden191:518,25037,550
England191:2,932,529101,561
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Austria111:774,13064,097
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
China51:273,464,31313,838
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

The alternate forms: Šag (14) & Ság (2) are calculated separately.

Sag (2,059) may also be a first name.

Sag Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sag (Arabic: ساج, Bengali: সাগ, Hindi: साग, Marathi: सग, Oriya: ଶାଗ, Russian: Саг) is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Šag or Ság. Click here for further potential spellings of Sag.

How Common Is The Last Name Sag? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 24,997th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 337,683 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 95 percent of Sag are found; 83 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 83 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 166,182nd most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 2,059 people.

The surname is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is held by 17,947 people, or 1 in 7,369. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: Central Java, where 20 percent reside, West Java, where 18 percent reside and North Sumatra, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia this last name occurs in 79 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 7 percent reside and Iran, where 3 percent reside.

Sag Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sag has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Sag last name increased 380 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sag Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Sag surname are 4.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.89% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sag earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 19.85% more than the national average, earning $51,712 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.74% more than the national average, earning $53,530 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šag8914/
Ság892/
Siag86831/
Sagh86468/
Saag86399/
Saig86343/
Shag86103/
Saug8693/
Sagg8683/
Sahg8650/
Sagt8634/
Ssag8618/
Seag8617/
Szag8615/
Sakg869/
Sags866/
Sayg865/
Sgag865/
Sacg862/
Sagz861/
Scag861/
Sagk861/
Sa'g861/
Sagc861/
Sxag861/
Xsag861/
Saigh752,289/
Siagh751,660/
Sague751,518/
Sahag75751/
Saygh75265/
Saggs75238/
Saigg75222/
Shagh75206/
Schag75193/
Shaag75100/
Saugh7572/
Shaug7569/
Saggh7541/
Shagg7520/
Shahg7520/
Saagh7516/
Seagg7515/
Shaig7514/
Scagg757/
Sahug757/
Seagh757/
Saihg754/
Shags754/
Saygı754/
Saikg753/
Sagch752/
Saaig752/
Seagp752/
Sachg751/
Sagth751/
Saags751/
Saugg751/
Scaug751/
Saãgh751/
Åshag751/
Sahyg751/
Sagks751/
Szajg751/
Sìhag751/
Shgag751/
Sahgt751/
Hsagh751/
Sheag751/
Seags750/
Sagss750/
Scaig750/
Sak6739,236/
Sac6712,106/
Sax676,782/
Jag671,778/
Zag671,655/
Saq67801/
Sagova67644/
Cag67320/
Sog67277/
Schaug67177/
Saague67102/
Schaag6753/
S'Hagh6741/
Sagowa6740/
Schagh6724/
Xag6720/
Shaigh6714/
Schaig6714/
Shaagh6713/
Åshaug6712/
Shaugh6711/
Sahgue679/
Saghik677/
Seaggs677/
Sæhaug677/
Saigue676/
Shaikg675/
Shaggs674/
Saggue674/
Sagová674/
Shagsh673/
Shashg673/
Saugue673/
Seague672/
Schagg672/
Shague672/
Saiggh672/
Sagphh671/
Sahaag671/
Saaggs671/
Sauggs671/
Scaugh671/
Schags671/
Saycgh671/
Shaihg671/
Saygue671/
Shahag671/
Shaygh671/
Shchag671/
Siahgh671/
Sakgue671/
Sacgue671/
Satgue671/
Sasgue671/
Saïagh671/
Say'gh671/
Shgahg671/
Shaags670/

Sag Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sag in the Bengali language
সাগsaga-
Sag in the Marathi language
सगsaga66.67
सागsaga33.33
Sag in the Oriya language
ଶାଗsaga58.6
ସାଗsaga34.39
ସଗsaga5.73
Sag in the Hindi language
सागsaga47.79
सगsaga38.94
सागरsagara7.08
सग्sag3.54
Sag in the Russian language
Сагsag-
Sag in the Arabic language
ساجsaj-
صاغsagh-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sag
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