Zaga Surname
Approximately 4,527 people bear this surname
Zaga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan | 1,440 | 1:6,141 | 1,213 |
| Peru | 625 | 1:50,855 | 4,307 |
| Mexico | 457 | 1:271,611 | 6,416 |
| Palestine | 353 | 1:12,886 | 2,394 |
| Nigeria | 291 | 1:608,738 | 29,024 |
| Israel | 250 | 1:34,231 | 4,789 |
| United States | 172 | 1:2,107,319 | 133,796 |
| DR Congo | 109 | 1:677,794 | 49,381 |
| Iraq | 105 | 1:333,540 | 6,405 |
| Argentina | 104 | 1:410,994 | 31,358 |
| Italy | 95 | 1:643,755 | 57,578 |
| Russia | 92 | 1:1,566,555 | 105,717 |
| Algeria | 86 | 1:449,204 | 35,752 |
| Romania | 51 | 1:393,684 | 32,593 |
| India | 34 | 1:22,560,747 | 316,052 |
| Brazil | 33 | 1:6,487,101 | 155,169 |
| Niger | 33 | 1:581,576 | 14,627 |
| Indonesia | 23 | 1:5,749,965 | 259,967 |
| Ivory Coast | 22 | 1:1,048,692 | 25,281 |
| Cameroon | 16 | 1:1,298,067 | 76,941 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Benin | 13 | 1:795,046 | 42,452 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Belarus | 6 | 1:1,583,510 | 89,472 |
| Tunisia | 6 | 1:101,771 | 14,710 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Burkina Faso | 4 | 1:4,588,025 | 21,573 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Montenegro | 2 | 1:319,782 | 7,691 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
The alternate forms: Zagà (6) are calculated separately.
Zaga (974) may also be a first name.
Zaga Demographics
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Zaga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zaga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zaga (Arabic: زاغا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺯﺍﻛﻪ, Russian: Зага) occurs more in Jordan more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Zagà. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zaga? popularity and diffusion
It is the 103,782nd most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,609,796 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Zaga reside; 48 percent reside in West Asia and 42 percent reside in Levant. Zaga is also the 258,233rd most prevalent forename in the world, held by 974 people.
Zaga is most widely held in Jordan, where it is held by 1,440 people, or 1 in 6,141. In Jordan it is mostly found in: Amman Governorate, where 77 percent are found, Madaba Governorate, where 15 percent are found and Zarqa Governorate, where 3 percent are found. Barring Jordan it occurs in 68 countries. It is also common in Peru, where 14 percent are found and Mexico, where 10 percent are found.
Zaga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Zaga has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Zaga last name grew 3,440 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Zaga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (79%) in Russia and Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Zaga surname are 39.87% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.1% being registered with the political party.
The amount Zaga earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 16.87% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,114 per year; in South Africa they earn 60.39% less than the national average, earning R 94,140 per year and in United States they earn 33.46% more than the national average, earning $57,585 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zaga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zaga in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺯﺍﻛﻪ | zakh | - |
| Zaga in the Russian language | ||
| Зага | zaga | - |
| Zaga in the Arabic language | ||
| زاغا | zagha | - |
| ظاغي | zaghy | - |
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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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