Zagay Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Zagay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Zagay (39) may also be a first name.
Zagay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zagay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zagay (Marathi: झगाय, Russian: Загай, Tibetan: རྫ་རྒྱས།) occurs in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zagay? popularity and diffusion
The surname Zagay is the 5,587,209th most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Zagay occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Zagay reside; 50 percent reside in South Asia and 50 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,637,361st most frequently occurring forename internationally. It is borne by 39 people.
The surname Zagay is most widely held in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 5,358,864. In Afghanistan it is mostly concentrated in: Paktika, where 50 percent are found, Kabul, where 33 percent are found and Faryab, where 17 percent are found. Not including Afghanistan this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 25 percent are found and Morocco, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zagay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zagay in the Tibetan language | ||
| རྫ་རྒྱས། | dzagyé | - |
| Zagay in the Marathi language | ||
| झगाय | jhagaya | 92.31 |
| झागाय | jhagaya | 7.69 |
| Zagay in the Russian language | ||
| Загай | zagaj | - |
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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 Zagay
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