Algana

surname · Latin script

Meaning: Rhodes; expelled from Spain 1492

Algana is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Egypt than in any other country.

rarermore common
  • EGEgypt≈1 in 108K(inferred from the name graph)
  • LYLibya≈1 in 140K
  • YEYemen≈1 in 765K

carrying the name, as Mondonomo estimates it from our sources: no national register counts it in these countries. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

Egypt (inferred from the name graph)

≈960 people, est.

Record sources
9 (measured from records)

corpus datasets behind its best-documented spelling

strongest: highest-authority source

≈1 in 108K (inferred from the name graph)

Egypt, est.

measured from records inferred from the name graph

Meaning & origin

(measured from records)

Rhodes; expelled from Spain 1492

Cited for this meaning 1

  • Dicionario Sefaradi De SobrenomesDictionary Of Sephardic Surnames Inclusive Cristaos-Novos, Conversos, Marranos, Italianos,…

Where in the world

(measured from records)

Algana counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Algana is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
EG Egypt≈960 est.≈1 in 108KAlgana9
LY Libya≈49 est.≈1 in 140KAlgana1
YE Yemen≈39 est.≈1 in 765KAlgana2
SY Syria≈15 est.≈1 in 1.3MAlgana4
SA Saudi Arabia≈12 est.≈1 in 2.8MAlgana4

Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way

(inferred from the name graph)

Algana is also recorded as another name, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • Spanish surname3 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Spain, Argentina, United States

    Also written Algaña

12 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Evidence

(measured from records)

No register attests this spelling yet

None of the official registers or reference works in our corpus lists Algana under this spelling. The statistics on this page rest on person records, and the related names are inferred from the name graph.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Algana mean, and where does it come from?
Rhodes; expelled from Spain 1492 Recorded by Dicionario Sefaradi De SobrenomesDictionary Of Sephardic Surnames Inclusive Cristaos-Novos, Conversos, Marranos, Italianos,….
In which country does Algana have the most bearers?
Mondonomo estimates about 963 people named Algana in Egypt, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled algana.
How common is the name Algana?
Mondonomo estimates about 960 people in Egypt have Algana as their first surname, about 1 in 108 thousand residents. No national register counts it there; the figure is ours, calibrated against the registers that do.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Algana”. Data snapshot 2026-10-13.

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