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 found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Žagi. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zagi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 180,834th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 3,094,499 people. The last name Zagi is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Zagi are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Zagi is also the 135,538th most frequently used given name in the world It is held by 2,878 people.
The last name Zagi is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,189 people, or 1 in 80,924. In Nigeria Zagi is primarily found in: Niger, where 37 percent live, Kaduna, where 15 percent live and Bauchi, where 13 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 5 percent live and Niger, where 1 percent live.
Zagi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally 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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