Swaga Surname
Approximately 1,484 people bear this surname
Swaga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 996 | 1:39,196 | 5,022 |
| Tanzania | 424 | 1:124,862 | 11,788 |
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Swaga (106) may also be a first name.
Swaga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Swaga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Swaga (Hindi: स्वागा, Oriya: ାଗ) is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Swaga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Swaga is the 263,899th most frequently held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,910,745 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Swaga live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Swaga is also the 915,176th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 106 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 996 people, or 1 in 39,196. In Uganda Swaga is mostly concentrated in: Kaliro District, where 24 percent reside, Kamuli District, where 13 percent reside and Namutumba District, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Uganda this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 29 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swaaga | 91 | 133 | / |
| Swagga | 91 | 86 | / |
| Shwaga | 91 | 54 | / |
| Swagad | 91 | 8 | / |
| Sswaga | 91 | 3 | / |
| Swagah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Swangha | 83 | 2 | / |
| Schwaga | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sweagea | 83 | 0 | / |
| Suaga | 80 | 316 | / |
| Swagi | 80 | 252 | / |
| Swago | 80 | 223 | / |
| Swage | 80 | 91 | / |
| Svaga | 80 | 23 | / |
| Swega | 80 | 6 | / |
| Sbaga | 80 | 4 | / |
| Swoga | 80 | 2 | / |
| Swagy | 80 | 2 | / |
| Schwaiga | 77 | 4 | / |
| Suanga | 73 | 553 | / |
| Swange | 73 | 97 | / |
| Suagai | 73 | 71 | / |
| Swonga | 73 | 16 | / |
| Swaigi | 73 | 12 | / |
| Sbagay | 73 | 6 | / |
| Shuaga | 73 | 6 | / |
| Svagat | 73 | 5 | / |
| Svanga | 73 | 5 | / |
| Swegay | 73 | 5 | / |
| Zwuaga | 73 | 4 | / |
| Shvaga | 73 | 3 | / |
| Suaaga | 73 | 2 | / |
| Suagay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chwaga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shwagi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sbaiga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shwage | 73 | 1 | / |
| Suagha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Svagai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Swaghi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shwago | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sweagy | 73 | 0 | / |
| Swagge | 73 | 0 | / |
| Swangy | 73 | 0 | / |
| Suangga | 67 | 190 | / |
| Swaager | 67 | 63 | / |
| Szwager | 67 | 36 | / |
| Swajger | 67 | 27 | / |
| Swayger | 67 | 11 | / |
| Swaiger | 67 | 10 | / |
| Swanggi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sweegay | 67 | 6 | / |
| Souhaga | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sbaygha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sbhagay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Suagaia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Suagath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chwaaga | 67 | 1 | / |
| S'Bagha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swaango | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swagett | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swainge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sweager | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swangoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swangeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swagheh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swanghi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shwaigi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schwage | 67 | 0 | / |
| Swagget | 67 | 0 | / |
| Swaangy | 67 | 0 | / |
| Swaggot | 67 | 0 | / |
Swaga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Swaga in the Hindi language | ||
| स्वागा | svaga | - |
| Swaga in the Oriya language | ||
| ାଗ | aga | 60 |
| ସୁଆଗ | su'aga | 20 |
| ସ୍ୱାଗ | swaga | 20 |
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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 Swaga
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