Zaga Surname
Approximately 4,527 people bear this surname
Zaga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan | 1,440 | 1:6,141 | 1,213 |
| Peru | 625 | 1:50,855 | 4,307 |
| Mexico | 457 | 1:271,611 | 6,416 |
| Palestine | 353 | 1:12,886 | 2,394 |
| Nigeria | 291 | 1:608,738 | 29,024 |
| Israel | 250 | 1:34,231 | 4,789 |
| United States | 172 | 1:2,107,319 | 133,796 |
| DR Congo | 109 | 1:677,794 | 49,381 |
| Iraq | 105 | 1:333,540 | 6,405 |
| Argentina | 104 | 1:410,994 | 31,358 |
| Italy | 95 | 1:643,755 | 57,578 |
| Russia | 92 | 1:1,566,555 | 105,717 |
| Algeria | 86 | 1:449,204 | 35,752 |
| Romania | 51 | 1:393,684 | 32,593 |
| India | 34 | 1:22,560,747 | 316,052 |
| Brazil | 33 | 1:6,487,101 | 155,169 |
| Niger | 33 | 1:581,576 | 14,627 |
| Indonesia | 23 | 1:5,749,965 | 259,967 |
| Ivory Coast | 22 | 1:1,048,692 | 25,281 |
| Cameroon | 16 | 1:1,298,067 | 76,941 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Benin | 13 | 1:795,046 | 42,452 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Belarus | 6 | 1:1,583,510 | 89,472 |
| Tunisia | 6 | 1:101,771 | 14,710 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Burkina Faso | 4 | 1:4,588,025 | 21,573 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Montenegro | 2 | 1:319,782 | 7,691 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
The alternate forms: Zagà (6) are calculated separately.
Zaga (974) may also be a first name.
Zaga Demographics
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Zaga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zaga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zaga (Arabic: زاغا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺯﺍﻛﻪ, Russian: Зага) occurs more in Jordan more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Zagà. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Zaga? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 103,782nd most frequent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,609,796 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Zaga are found; 48 percent are found in West Asia and 42 percent are found in Levant. Zaga is also the 258,233rd most prevalent given name in the world, held by 974 people.
Zaga is most frequently occurring in Jordan, where it is held by 1,440 people, or 1 in 6,141. In Jordan Zaga is most common in: Amman Governorate, where 77 percent reside, Madaba Governorate, where 15 percent reside and Zarqa Governorate, where 3 percent reside. Not including Jordan this last name occurs in 68 countries. It is also found in Peru, where 14 percent reside and Mexico, where 10 percent reside.
Zaga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Zaga has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Zaga surname grew 3,440 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Zaga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (79%) in Russia and Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Zaga are 39.87% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.1% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Zaga earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 16.87% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,114 per year; in South Africa they earn 60.39% less than the national average, earning R 94,140 per year and in United States they earn 33.46% more than the national average, earning $57,585 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zaga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zaga in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺯﺍﻛﻪ | zakh | - |
| Zaga in the Russian language | ||
| Зага | zaga | - |
| Zaga in the Arabic language | ||
| زاغا | zagha | - |
| ظاغي | zaghy | - |
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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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