Bamuhiga Surname
Approximately 868 people bear this surname
Bamuhiga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 518 | 1:75,365 | 8,231 |
| Tanzania | 348 | 1:152,131 | 13,783 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Bamuhiga (18) may also be a first name.
Bamuhiga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bamuhiga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bamuhiga is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bamuhiga? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 403,960th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 8,395,790 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bamuhiga are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Bamuhiga is also the 2,608,198th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 18 people.
Bamuhiga is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 518 people, or 1 in 75,365. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Kabarole District, where 14 percent are found, Ntoroko District, where 14 percent are found and Kyenjojo District, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Uganda it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 40 percent are found and Rwanda, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bamuhiiga | 94 | 141 | / |
| Bamuhinga | 94 | 10 | / |
| Bamuheiga | 94 | 1 | / |
| Bamuhaiga | 94 | 1 | / |
| Bamuhaga | 88 | 14 | / |
| Bamuhika | 88 | 2 | / |
| Bamuhaaga | 82 | 3 | / |
| Bamuhak | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bamuheki | 75 | 4 | / |
| Bamuhaka | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vamauiga | 75 | 0 | / |
| Byamuhaki | 71 | 5 | / |
| Bamihikwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bamuhikye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bamuhoyiki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Byamuhakyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bamihak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bomohoga | 63 | 2 | / |
| Bamuhoyikyi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Pumuhic | 53 | 10 | / |
| Pimmahig | 50 | 3 | / |
| Bamwihehweki | 50 | 1 | / |
| Bomohaga | 50 | 1 | / |
| Pumuihic | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Bamuhiga
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