Saganda Surname

209,791st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,969 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Saganda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saganda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,9431:27,2473,288
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Saganda (880) may also be a first name.

Saganda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Saganda is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Saganda? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 209,791st most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,701,141 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Saganda are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 274,086th most commonly held first name globally, held by 880 people.

The surname Saganda is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,943 people, or 1 in 27,247. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Simiyu Region, where 55 percent reside, Shinyanga Region, where 15 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Finland, where 0 percent reside.

Saganda Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Saganda surname are 37.68% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 90.91% registered to vote for the political party.

Saganda earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.73% more than the national average, earning $47,781 USD per year.

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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 Saganda
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