Zagi Surname
Approximately 2,355 people bear this surname
Zagi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,189 | 1:80,924 | 5,734 |
| DR Congo | 116 | 1:636,893 | 47,292 |
| Niger | 27 | 1:710,815 | 16,981 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
The alternate forms: Žagi (6) are calculated separately.
Zagi (2,878) may also be a first name.
Zagi Demographics
Zagi Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Zagi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zagi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zagi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺰﺍﻛﻲ, Russian: Заги) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Žagi. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Zagi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 180,834th most widespread last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 3,094,499 people. The surname Zagi occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Zagi reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Zagi is also the 135,538th most commonly occurring given name at a global level, borne by 2,878 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,189 people, or 1 in 80,924. In Nigeria Zagi is most prevalent in: Niger, where 37 percent are found, Kaduna, where 15 percent are found and Bauchi, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found and Niger, where 1 percent are found.
Zagi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Zagi last name is chiefly Christian (50%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zagi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zagi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺰﺍﻛﻲ | alzaky | - |
| Zagi in the Russian language | ||
| Заги | zagi | - |
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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 Zagi
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