Bahiga Surname

248,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,602 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Bahiga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bahiga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,4711:50,2246,071
Uganda1061:368,29523,776
Cameroon151:1,384,60580,726
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Bahiga (1,552) may also be a first name.

Bahiga Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bahiga Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Bahiga is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bahiga? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 248,111th most widespread family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,549,030 people. Bahiga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bahiga are found; 93 percent are found in Central Africa and 93 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 196,716th most frequently held given name internationally, borne by 1,552 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 1,471 people, or 1 in 50,224. Apart from The DR Congo it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 7 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bahigai925/
Bahigha923/
Bahigas922/
Baheiga921/
Bahishga866/
Behiga83271/
Beaiga839/
Bohiga836/
Bahigo832/
Bahega832/
Bohigas77583/
Bhohiga771/
Behigau771/
Bayiega771/
Bauigas771/
Baaiiga771/
Baega73218/
Baijigha7148/
Bhauigad715/
Bouaigha712/
Bohyinga711/
Bohega6754/
Behigo6720/
Behega677/
Bouiga677/
Veaiga673/
Baegas671/
Bahego671/
Baegha671/

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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 Bahiga
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