Thagana Surname

1,173,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 203 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Thagana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thagana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1881:245,63816,864
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Thagana (104) may also be a first name.

Thagana Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Thagana Come From? nationality or country of origin

Thagana (Hindi: ठगना, Marathi: ठगना) is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thagana? popularity and diffusion

The last name Thagana is the 1,173,425th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 35,899,241 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Thagana live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 925,156th most frequent given name world-wide. It is borne by 104 people.

The last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 188 people, or 1 in 245,638. In Kenya Thagana is most numerous in: Nyeri County, where 56 percent reside, Kirinyaga County, where 28 percent reside and Muranga County, where 5 percent reside. Not including Kenya this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 5 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 0 percent reside.

Thagana Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Thagana earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 83.83% less than the national average, earning R 38,424 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thangana933/
Tagana921,085/
Thanganna881/
Taganas863,498/
Taganna861,629/
Taganap86278/
Tangana86189/
Taganga8638/
Taigana8620/
Taggana8616/
Taganau8610/
Taganat864/
Tagamna863/
Thagona863/
Taganai863/
Taganay862/
Thegana861/
Thogana861/
Tahgana861/
Tagaina861/
Tagaana861/
Taghana861/
Taganait80333/
Tanggana80244/
Taingana8030/
Tanganna809/
Thangona807/
Taungana806/
Tang'ana803/
Thongana802/
Tanganai801/
Tauganna801/
Thogaana801/
Taganadh801/
Taganais801/
Tangaina801/
Tanganha801/
Tagano77373/
Tagaña77159/
Tagona77128/
Togana7778/
Tegana7767/
Tagena7713/
Tagaamnay751/
Taganos71406/
Tagaino71265/
Tongana71110/
Tagoona7197/
Toganas7111/
Tuigana7110/
Tagauno717/
Toganat714/
Tagango714/
Thonnganai714/
Tagoina713/
Toganau713/
Taganop712/
Teganha712/
Tagaano712/
Tagouna712/
Teagano712/
Togaina711/
Thogano711/
Tañgona711/
Tegaana711/
Taganno711/
Tagañas711/
Tagonai711/
Toogana711/
Togahna711/
Tougana711/
Taganot710/
Tanghana67158/
Tonganai6777/
Toungana6756/
Tonganay6721/
Tanganoo6720/
Tanggano678/
Tauganoi675/
Teingana672/
Tongaina672/
Tonganha671/
Taiganou671/
Taghanga671/
Tagheina671/

Thagana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thagana in the Hindi language
ठगनाthagana-
Thagana in the Marathi language
ठगनाthagana83.33
ठगणाthagana16.67

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Thagana
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