Taganya Surname
Approximately 147 people bear this surname
Taganya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 139 | 1:280,858 | 20,004 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Taganya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Taganya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Taganya (Marathi: तगन्या) is found most frequently in Uganda. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Taganya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,453,389th most widely held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 49,575,142 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Taganya live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 139 people, or 1 in 280,858. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Budaka District, where 37 percent live, Pallisa District, where 14 percent live and Sironko District, where 12 percent live. Excluding Uganda it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 3 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanganya | 93 | 2 | / |
| Teganya | 86 | 22 | / |
| Tagania | 86 | 12 | / |
| Tagonya | 86 | 8 | / |
| Taganja | 86 | 3 | / |
| Tagenya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tangania | 80 | 363 | / |
| Tonganya | 80 | 61 | / |
| Taghania | 80 | 1 | / |
| Taganias | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tagaña | 77 | 159 | / |
| Thaghania | 75 | 29 | / |
| Taangania | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tangani'a | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tegania | 71 | 670 | / |
| Thongganya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Thanganiah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Taganio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thaaghania | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tongonya | 67 | 127 | / |
| Teghenya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Togoinya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teggania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tagonia | 57 | 1 | / |
| Teigoenyo | 50 | 1 | / |
| Tangounja | 50 | 1 | / |
Taganya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Taganya in the Marathi language | ||
| तगन्या | tagan'ya | - |
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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 Taganya
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