Shagu Surname
Approximately 477 people bear this surname
Shagu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 449 | 1:394,527 | 20,761 |
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Shagu (475) may also be a first name.
Shagu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shagu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shagu (Hindi: शगु, Marathi: शागु, Oriya: ଶାଗୁ) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shagu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 638,206th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,277,874 people. The last name Shagu occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Shagu reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shagu is also the 390,402nd most prevalent forename in the world It is held by 475 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 449 people, or 1 in 394,527. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 94 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 3 percent reside and Sokoto, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 5 percent reside and Pakistan, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shagu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shagu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶାଗୁ | sagu | 83.33 |
| ଶଗୁ | sagu | 16.67 |
| Shagu in the Marathi language | ||
| शागु | sagu | 41.67 |
| शगु | sagu | 33.33 |
| शगू | sagu | 25 |
| Shagu in the Hindi language | ||
| शगु | sagu | 36.36 |
| शगू | sagu | 27.27 |
| शागू | sagu | 18.18 |
| शागु | sagu | 18.18 |
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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 Shagu
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