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) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Žagi. Click here for other possible spellings of Zagi.
How Common Is The Last Name Zagi? popularity and diffusion
Zagi is the 180,834th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,094,499 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Zagi live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 135,538th most widely held forename at a global level. It is borne by 2,878 people.
This surname is most commonly used 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. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 5 percent live and Niger, where 1 percent live.
Zagi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Zagi surname is predominantly 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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