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
Average Male Zaga Height
170.88 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Zaga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zaga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zaga (Arabic: زاغا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺯﺍﻛﻪ, Russian: Зага) occurs in Jordan more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Zagà. For other possible spellings of Zaga click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zaga? popularity and diffusion
Zaga is the 103,782nd most commonly held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,609,796 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Zaga are found; 48 percent are found in West Asia and 42 percent are found in Levant. Zaga is also the 258,233rd most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 974 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring 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 live, Madaba Governorate, where 15 percent live and Zarqa Governorate, where 3 percent live. Besides Jordan Zaga occurs in 68 countries. It also occurs in Peru, where 14 percent live and Mexico, where 10 percent live.
Zaga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Zaga has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Zaga last name rose 3,440 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Zaga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (79%) in Russia and Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Zaga last name are 39.87% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.1% being registered to vote for the 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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- 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 Zaga
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