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) occurs most in Uganda. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Taganya.
How Common Is The Last Name Taganya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,453,389th most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Taganya are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 139 people, or 1 in 280,858. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Budaka District, where 37 percent reside, Pallisa District, where 14 percent reside and Sironko District, where 12 percent reside. Not including Uganda this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 3 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.
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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