Saghan Surname
Approximately 339 people bear this surname
Saghan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 173 | 1:306,021 | 23,488 |
| India | 89 | 1:8,618,712 | 176,377 |
| Turkey | 46 | 1:1,691,770 | 62,957 |
| Pakistan | 22 | 1:8,120,177 | 43,015 |
| Afghanistan | 8 | 1:4,019,148 | 21,487 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Saghan (1,602) may also be a first name.
Saghan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saghan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Saghan (Hindi: सघन, Marathi: सघन, Oriya: ସଘଂ) is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Saghan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 820,032nd most commonly held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 21,497,186 people. Saghan is predominantly found in Africa, where 51 percent of Saghan are found; 51 percent are found in East Africa and 51 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Saghan is also the 193,067th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 1,602 people.
The surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 173 people, or 1 in 306,021. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Manyara Region, where 99 percent live, Arusha Region, where 1 percent live and Tanga Region, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 26 percent live and Turkey, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Saghan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Saghan in the Hindi language | ||
| सघन | saghana | 87.63 |
| साघन | saghana | 9.79 |
| सघ़्ान | saghaana | 1.03 |
| सघान | saghana | 0.52 |
| साघान | saghana | 0.52 |
| Saghan in the Oriya language | ||
| ସଘଂ | sagham | 50 |
| ସଘନ | saghana | 50 |
| Saghan in the Marathi language | ||
| सघन | saghana | 38.89 |
| सघान | saghana | 27.78 |
| साघां | sagham | 22.22 |
| साघन | saghana | 5.56 |
| सधन | sadhana | 5.56 |
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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 Saghan
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