Yagana Surname

127,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,568 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Yagana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yagana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,8401:62,3744,623
Cameroon3481:59,6817,684
India2621:2,927,73088,513
Niger601:319,8679,444
Israel231:372,07130,321
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Yagana (20,457) may also be a first name.

Yagana Last Name Facts

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

Yagana (Hindi: यगाना, Marathi: यागना, Oriya: ୟାଗନ) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Yagana click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yagana? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yagana is the 127,209th most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,042,474 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Yagana reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 37,178th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 20,457 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,840 people, or 1 in 62,374. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Borno, where 65 percent live, Yobe, where 17 percent live and Bauchi, where 5 percent live. Not including Nigeria Yagana is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 10 percent live and India, where 7 percent live.

Yagana Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Muslim (95%) in Nigeria.

Yagana earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 50.3% more than the national average, earning $64,854 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yangana921,774/
Yaganna9223/
Yaganay927/
Yagaina926/
Yaganah923/
Yagaana921/
Yaganga921/
Yaggana921/
Hyagana921/
Yaghana921/
Yanganna8657/
Hyaghana864/
Yagaanaa864/
Ayyagana861/
Yanganai861/
Yaghanap861/
Yangaana861/
Yanganau861/
Jagana832,224/
Yagani83484/
Yogana83225/
Yaganh83153/
Yagane8376/
Yagena8315/
Iagana836/
Yagona835/
Yagano834/
Yagany831/
Yaganj831/
Yaghanath801/
Yangane773,426/
Yaghani771,813/
Jaganas77433/
Jaganay77250/
Jangana77115/
Yangona7749/
Jaganna7744/
Jaganap7743/
Jaagana7731/
Jaggana7727/
Yaganeh7726/
Jagaana7717/
Yongana7716/
Yagaani7712/
Jaganaa779/
Jaganat779/
Yaagani777/
Yoganna776/
Jaganah775/
Jaganad775/
Ijagana775/
Yagaini775/
Jaganai774/
Yaganes773/
Yaggani773/
Yagouna773/
Jaganau772/
Yaghane772/
Yaganou772/
Jaghana771/
Eaganaj771/
Yaggena771/
Yoganga771/
Yagange771/
Yagango771/
Yohgana771/
Jagainay71236/
Ayyagani7175/
Jagganna7152/
Yogahana7141/
Jagannad7134/
Jaganadh7126/
Janganna7120/
Jagannat7118/
Ayiagani7112/
Yagosnay719/
Ejeagana719/
Aiyagani718/
Jaagaana718/
Jagannay717/
Yoganadh714/
Yangangi714/
Yanganyi714/
Yaagaani713/
Yaghaini713/
Jagannah713/
Jaganaph711/
Jaganash711/
Ijaganas711/
Yanganeh711/
Yaganych711/
Yaggonai711/
Jaghanat711/
Ihangana711/
Yaganehe711/
Yanganey711/
Yanganuo711/
Yangouna711/
Jagani676,985/
Jagane671,542/
Jagannadh67449/
Yagono67320/
Yagone67182/
Jogana67164/
Yagoni6743/
Jagany6732/
Yogane6732/
Yogani6718/
Yagoña6712/
Jagona6711/
Iagani677/
Jagena677/
Hajjagana676/
Jagannaai674/
Jagainaya671/
Jaggannah671/
Yahangane671/
Yiagannou671/
Eagaña671/
Aayaghena671/
Jayganash671/

Yagana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yagana in the Marathi language
यागनाyagana-
Yagana in the Hindi language
यगानाyagana94.12
यागनाyagana5.88
Yagana in the Oriya language
ୟାଗନyagana33.33
ୟାଗାନାyagana33.33
ୟାଗାନyagana33.33

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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 Yagana
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