Yaganu Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Yaganu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yaganu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Yaganu (9) may also be a first name.

Yaganu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yaganu is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yaganu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,311,814th most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Yaganu is mostly found in Oceania, where 67 percent of Yaganu reside; 67 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 67 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Yaganu is also the 3,941,740th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 9 people.

The last name is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea Yaganu is mostly found in: East Sepik, where 50 percent reside and Morobe, where 50 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea Yaganu is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yanganu9227/
Yaganou922/
Yanganau861/
Jaganu8326/
Yagonu833/
Yiagannou801/
Yaggonu7774/
Janganu779/
Jaganou776/
Jhaganu774/
Jaganau772/
Yagonou772/
Jagenu674/
Yangounou671/
Jagganauth631/
Ijoganu6275/
Jaganoo621/
Jooganu621/
Ayogonou578/
Jouganous538/

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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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  • 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 Yaganu
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