Swaga Surname

263,899th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,484 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Swaga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swaga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda9961:39,1965,022
Tanzania4241:124,86211,788
India231:33,350,669396,143
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

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 last name Swaga (Hindi: स्वागा, Oriya: ାଗ) has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swaga? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 263,899th most commonly occurring family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 4,910,745 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Swaga are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 915,176th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 106 people.

It is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 996 people, or 1 in 39,196. In Uganda Swaga is most common in: Kaliro District, where 24 percent are found, Kamuli District, where 13 percent are found and Namutumba District, where 12 percent are found. Not including Uganda Swaga exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 29 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swaaga91133/
Swagga9186/
Shwaga9154/
Swagad918/
Sswaga913/
Swagah911/
Swangha832/
Schwaga831/
Sweagea830/
Suaga80316/
Swagi80252/
Swago80223/
Swage8091/
Svaga8023/
Swega806/
Sbaga804/
Swoga802/
Swagy802/
Schwaiga774/
Suanga73553/
Swange7397/
Suagai7371/
Swonga7316/
Swaigi7312/
Sbagay736/
Shuaga736/
Svagat735/
Svanga735/
Swegay735/
Zwuaga734/
Shvaga733/
Suaaga732/
Suagay731/
Chwaga731/
Shwagi731/
Sbaiga731/
Shwage731/
Suagha731/
Svagai731/
Swaghi731/
Shwago731/
Sweagy730/
Swagge730/
Swangy730/
Suangga67190/
Swaager6763/
Szwager6736/
Swajger6727/
Swayger6711/
Swaiger6710/
Swanggi677/
Sweegay676/
Souhaga674/
Sbaygha674/
Sbhagay673/
Suagaia672/
Suagath671/
Chwaaga671/
S'Bagha671/
Swaango671/
Swagett671/
Swainge671/
Sweager671/
Swangoh671/
Swangeh671/
Swagheh671/
Swanghi671/
Shwaigi671/
Schwage670/
Swagget670/
Swaangy670/
Swaggot670/

Swaga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Swaga in the Hindi language
स्वागाsvaga-
Swaga in the Oriya language
ାଗaga60
ସୁଆଗsu'aga20
ସ୍ୱାଗswaga20

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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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  • 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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