Zagana Surname
Approximately 256 people bear this surname
Zagana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 162 | 1:1,093,474 | 45,309 |
| Greece | 36 | 1:307,772 | 44,531 |
| South Africa | 28 | 1:1,934,918 | 88,980 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Zagaña (61) are calculated separately.
Zagana (106) may also be a first name.
Zagana Demographics
Average Zagana Salary in
South Africa
R 208,824
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Zagana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zagana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zagana (Marathi: झगणा) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Zagaña. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zagana? popularity and diffusion
It is the 998,609th most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 28,466,976 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 79 percent of Zagana reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Zagana is also the 915,176th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 106 people.
It is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 162 people, or 1 in 1,093,474. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Federal Capital Territory, where 35 percent reside, Kogi, where 30 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 20 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Greece, where 14 percent reside and South Africa, where 11 percent reside.
Zagana Last Name Statistics demography
Zagana earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 12.13% less than the national average, earning R 208,824 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zagana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zagana in the Marathi language | ||
| झगणा | jhagana | - |
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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 Zagana
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