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Where Does The Last Name Saga Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Saga (Arabic: سيغا, Bengali: সগ, Georgian: საგა, Hindi: सागा, Marathi: सगा, Oriya: ସଗା, Russian: Сага, Tibetan: ས་སྒ།) is borne by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Säga, Sága, Šaga or Šága. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Saga? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 15,030^th most commonly held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 196,663 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 79 percent of Saga live; 43 percent live in East Asia and 43 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Saga is also the 25,718^th most widely held forename globally, borne by 33,246 people.

It is most commonly held in Japan, where it is held by 15,753 people, or 1 in 8,116. In Japan it is mostly found in: Akita Prefecture, where 14 percent are found, Hokkaido Prefecture, where 14 percent are found and Tokyo Metropolis, where 11 percent are found. Besides Japan it occurs in 107 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 16 percent are found and India, where 9 percent are found.

Saga Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Saga has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Saga surname grew 1,864 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 550 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Saga Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (73%) in Russia and Sunni (88%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Saga surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.43% registered with the party.

The amount Saga earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 7.32% less than the national average, earning 320,732 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.7% more than the national average, earning $43,881 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.82% more than the national average, earning $54,563 CAD per year.