Sanga Surname
Approximately 233,308 people bear this surname
Sanga Surname Definition:
Sanga is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: thicket.
Sanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 154,378 | 1:343 | 35 |
| India | 23,106 | 1:33,198 | 2,419 |
| DR Congo | 14,024 | 1:5,268 | 607 |
| Burkina Faso | 9,402 | 1:1,952 | 283 |
| Kenya | 5,324 | 1:8,674 | 1,130 |
| Indonesia | 3,810 | 1:34,711 | 4,063 |
| Malawi | 3,163 | 1:5,412 | 763 |
| Angola | 1,972 | 1:13,686 | 1,647 |
| Bolivia | 1,678 | 1:6,327 | 814 |
| Pakistan | 1,469 | 1:121,609 | 3,558 |
| Mali | 1,420 | 1:11,950 | 576 |
| Cameroon | 1,324 | 1:15,687 | 2,141 |
| Philippines | 1,322 | 1:76,580 | 13,242 |
| Japan | 1,258 | 1:101,625 | 6,106 |
| Benin | 1,061 | 1:9,741 | 1,352 |
| Zambia | 935 | 1:16,952 | 1,903 |
| Peru | 822 | 1:38,667 | 3,655 |
| Thailand | 819 | 1:86,250 | 11,863 |
| Ivory Coast | 678 | 1:34,028 | 2,267 |
| Papua New Guinea | 612 | 1:13,323 | 1,237 |
| Ecuador | 584 | 1:27,236 | 3,489 |
| Nigeria | 446 | 1:397,181 | 20,879 |
| Solomon Islands | 436 | 1:1,330 | 70 |
| Chad | 385 | 1:35,304 | 4,109 |
| Brazil | 316 | 1:677,450 | 24,995 |
| United States | 299 | 1:1,212,237 | 86,130 |
| Senegal | 277 | 1:52,633 | 804 |
| Italy | 233 | 1:262,475 | 34,684 |
| Turkey | 174 | 1:447,250 | 26,312 |
| South Africa | 173 | 1:313,166 | 29,785 |
| France | 163 | 1:407,501 | 59,752 |
| Uganda | 162 | 1:240,983 | 18,138 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Congo | 121 | 1:41,232 | 3,889 |
| Zimbabwe | 120 | 1:128,652 | 17,093 |
| England | 117 | 1:476,223 | 30,919 |
| Mongolia | 71 | 1:39,793 | 3,575 |
| Malaysia | 66 | 1:446,882 | 22,856 |
| Argentina | 56 | 1:763,275 | 51,263 |
| Canada | 40 | 1:921,140 | 70,350 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| Taiwan | 35 | 1:669,850 | 4,860 |
| Botswana | 33 | 1:66,271 | 11,607 |
| Guam | 25 | 1:6,405 | 908 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Central African Republic | 16 | 1:282,212 | 92 |
| Myanmar | 16 | 1:3,246,124 | 792 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| Spain | 14 | 1:3,339,431 | 67,428 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Nepal | 13 | 1:2,190,843 | 8,518 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Niger | 12 | 1:1,599,335 | 32,126 |
| Madagascar | 9 | 1:2,627,760 | 3,802 |
| Chile | 8 | 1:2,202,059 | 30,910 |
| Greece | 8 | 1:1,384,974 | 86,362 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Bhutan | 2 | 1:308,020 | 1,264 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
The alternate forms: Sañga (406) are calculated separately.
Sanga (76,938) may also be a first name.
Sanga Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Sanga is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: thicket.
Sanga Demographics
Sanga Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Sanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sanga (Arabic: صنغي, Bengali: সাঙ্গা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻨﻚ, Hindi: सांगा, Marathi: संगा, Oriya: ସାା, Russian: Санга, Tibetan: གསང་སྔགས་) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Sañga. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanga? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,357th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 31,236 people. Sanga occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Sanga reside; 69 percent reside in East Africa and 68 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 12,796th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 76,938 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 154,378 people, or 1 in 343. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Mbeya Region, where 26 percent live, Njombe Region, where 25 percent live and Iringa Region, where 14 percent live. Outside of Tanzania it is found in 100 countries. It also occurs in India, where 10 percent live and The DR Congo, where 6 percent live.
Sanga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Sanga has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Sanga surname increased 11,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sanga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Sanga surname is chiefly Christian (96%) in Kenya.
In The United States Sanga are in in line with the national average in terms of registration with political parties, with 53.23% being registered with The Democratic Party.
The amount Sanga earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 12.31% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,999 per year; in South Africa they earn 55.41% less than the national average, earning R 105,960 per year; in United States they earn 22.87% more than the national average, earning $53,019 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.41% more than the national average, earning $50,384 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sanga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sanga in the Marathi language | ||
| संगा | sanga | 82.77 |
| सांगा | sanga | 14.69 |
| सान्गा | san'ga | 0.45 |
| सगा | saga | 0.28 |
| संग | sanga | 0.23 |
| डंगा | danga | 0.11 |
| संन् | sann | 0.11 |
| सागा | saga | 0.11 |
| शांत | santa | 0.11 |
| सुंगा | sunga | 0.06 |
| रंगा | ranga | 0.06 |
| मंगा | manga | 0.06 |
| Sanga in the Hindi language | ||
| सांगा | sanga | 60.43 |
| संगा | sanga | 38 |
| साँगा | samga | 0.43 |
| सँगा | samga | 0.14 |
| सॉगा | soga | 0.14 |
| शांग | sanga | 0.14 |
| सॉंगा | songa | 0.14 |
| सन्गा | san'ga | 0.14 |
| सागं | sagam | 0.14 |
| सण्गा | sanga | 0.14 |
| सांगाा | sangaa | 0.14 |
| Sanga in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାା | saa | 47.99 |
| ସା | sa | 25.59 |
| ସାଂଗା | sanga | 0.84 |
| ସଂଗା | sanga | 0.67 |
| ବାନରା | banara | 0.5 |
| ଶାଂଗା | sanga | 0.33 |
| ଅନିତା | anita | 0.33 |
| ଏମାନ | emana | 0.17 |
| େଯାନ | eyana | 0.17 |
| ଅନୀତା | anita | 0.17 |
| େହନା | ehana | 0.17 |
| ସମା | sama | 0.17 |
| ସାଂଘା | sangha | 0.17 |
| ଅନିଲ | anila | 0.17 |
| ସନିଗ | saniga | 0.17 |
| ମାନୀ | mani | 0.17 |
| ଜଗ | jaga | 0.17 |
| ମାନସ | manasa | 0.17 |
| ସାଂଗ | sanga | 0.17 |
| େସନା | esana | 0.17 |
| ସଜ୍ଞା | sajna | 0.17 |
| ରଞନ | ranana | 0.17 |
| Sanga in the Tibetan language | ||
| གསང་སྔགས་ | sangngak | 47.66 |
| གསང་སྔགས། | sangngak | 20.56 |
| གསང་ལྔགས་ | sangngak | 9.03 |
| སངས་ལྔ་ | sangnga | 2.18 |
| སངས་སྔ་ | sangnga | 1.87 |
| སངས་སྔགས་ | sangngak | 1.87 |
| གསང་སྔགས | sangngak | 1.56 |
| གསང་ལྔགས། | sangngak | 1.25 |
| གསང་ལྔ་ | sangnga | 1.25 |
| གསང་སྔག་ | sangngak | 0.93 |
| གསང་སྔ་ | sangnga | 0.93 |
| སངས་དགའ་ | sangga | 0.62 |
| གསངས་སྔགས་ | sangngak | 0.62 |
| སངས་རྔ་ | sangnga | 0.62 |
| སན་ག་ | senga | 0.62 |
| གསང་སྔག། | sangngak | 0.62 |
| སངས་ངག་ | sangngak | 0.62 |
| སངས་སྔགས། | sangngak | 0.62 |
| གསང་དགའ། | sangga | 0.62 |
| སངས་ལྔ། | sangnga | 0.31 |
| གསང་རྔགས། | sangngak | 0.31 |
| སངས་སྔག་ | sangngak | 0.31 |
| གསང་ངག་ | sangngak | 0.31 |
| བླམ་གསང་སྔགས་ | lamsangngak | 0.31 |
| གསང་རྔགས་ | sangngak | 0.31 |
| སངས་དགའ | sangga | 0.31 |
| སངས་སྔ། | sangnga | 0.31 |
| གསང་ངག | sangngak | 0.31 |
| གསང་བསྔགས་ | sangngak | 0.31 |
| སངས་སྔ་། | sangnga | 0.31 |
| གངས་ལྔ་ | gangnga | 0.31 |
| གསང་ལྔ། | sangnga | 0.31 |
| སངས་རྔ | sangnga | 0.31 |
| སངས་གཱ་ | sangga | 0.31 |
| གསང་སྔགས་མོ། | sangngakmo | 0.31 |
| སངས་དགའ། | sangga | 0.31 |
| གསང་དགའ་ | sangga | 0.31 |
| སང་སྔག་ | sangngak | 0.31 |
| Sanga in the Bengali language | ||
| সাঙ্গা | sanga | 42.11 |
| সাঙা | sana | 21.05 |
| সঙ্গঁ | sangam | 10.53 |
| সাংগা | sanga | 5.26 |
| সঙ্গবালা | sangabala | 5.26 |
| সঙ্গ | sanga | 5.26 |
| সাংঙা | sanna | 5.26 |
| সংগ | sanga | 5.26 |
| Sanga in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺻﻨﻚ | snk | 33.33 |
| ﺍﻟﺴﻨﻜﻪ | alsnkh | 33.33 |
| ﺻﻨﻜﻪ | snkh | 33.33 |
| Sanga in the Russian language | ||
| Санга | sanga | - |
| Sanga in the Arabic language | ||
| صنغي | snghy | - |
| سانجا | sanja | - |
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