Zagai Surname
Approximately 107 people bear this surname
Zagai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 71 | 1:544,106 | 38,132 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
The alternate forms: Zagaî (1) are calculated separately.
Zagai (47) may also be a first name.
Zagai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zagai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zagai (Marathi: झगई) is carried by more people in Algeria than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Zagaî. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zagai? popularity and diffusion
The surname Zagai is the 1,775,494th most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 68,107,906 people. The last name Zagai occurs predominantly in Africa, where 73 percent of Zagai live; 66 percent live in North Africa and 66 percent live in Mahgreb. Zagai is also the 1,467,136th most commonly used given name worldwide, held by 47 people.
It is most frequently used in Algeria, where it is held by 71 people, or 1 in 544,106. In Algeria Zagai is primarily found in: Tiaret Province, where 94 percent live, El Taref Province, where 1 percent live and Mascara Province, where 1 percent live. Not including Algeria it exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 9 percent live and Israel, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zagai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zagai in the Marathi language | ||
| झगई | jhaga'i | 50 |
| झगइ | jhaga'i | 50 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Zagai
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