Saganya Surname
Approximately 844 people bear this surname
Saganya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 762 | 1:69,477 | 7,329 |
| Zimbabwe | 70 | 1:220,546 | 24,781 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Saganya (34) may also be a first name.
Saganya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saganya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Saganya (Bengali: সাগন্যা, Marathi: सगण्या) is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Saganya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 412,986th most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 8,634,533 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Saganya live; 90 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most common first name worldwide, held by 34 people.
The surname Saganya is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 762 people, or 1 in 69,477. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Mwanza Region, where 52 percent live, Geita Region, where 21 percent live and Kigoma Region, where 16 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 8 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanganya | 93 | 394 | / |
| Shaganya | 93 | 28 | / |
| Shanganya | 88 | 456 | / |
| Sang'anya | 88 | 57 | / |
| Ssanganya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sanghanya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sagania | 86 | 354 | / |
| Saganea | 86 | 50 | / |
| Sagonya | 86 | 6 | / |
| Saganja | 86 | 1 | / |
| Saganía | 86 | 1 | / |
| Saganha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zaganya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shanganyah | 82 | 2 | / |
| Saganias | 80 | 946 | / |
| Chaganya | 80 | 77 | / |
| Sangania | 80 | 45 | / |
| Saganiaz | 80 | 29 | / |
| Songanya | 80 | 26 | / |
| Sangonya | 80 | 8 | / |
| Saganías | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sanganyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sanganja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Souganya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Saganjat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sagaña | 77 | 2 | / |
| Shonganya | 75 | 280 | / |
| Shangonya | 75 | 24 | / |
| Sanggania | 75 | 18 | / |
| Sanghania | 75 | 6 | / |
| Sang'ania | 75 | 5 | / |
| Sangounya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Siaghania | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sanganyoyi | 71 | 21 | / |
| Zagania | 71 | 9 | / |
| Sangaunjai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Song'hanya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shaygannia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sangggania | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sainghania | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sogonya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sanganeiia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sahangania | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sanganjo | 67 | 1,578 | / |
| Shogonya | 67 | 27 | / |
| Songonya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Saganiatsch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Songania | 67 | 1 | / |
Saganya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Saganya in the Bengali language | ||
| সাগন্যা | sagan'ya | - |
| Saganya in the Marathi language | ||
| सगण्या | saganya | 73.68 |
| सगन्या | sagan'ya | 22.81 |
| गन्या | gan'ya | 1.75 |
| सागण्या | saganya | 1.75 |
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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 Saganya
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