Bayiga Surname
Approximately 2,883 people bear this surname
Bayiga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2,330 | 1:16,755 | 2,597 |
| Cameroon | 470 | 1:44,190 | 5,824 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| France | 19 | 1:3,495,933 | 219,029 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Bayiga (68) may also be a first name.
Bayiga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bayiga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bayiga is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bayiga? popularity and diffusion
Bayiga is the 152,611th most frequent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,527,765 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Bayiga live; 81 percent live in East Africa and 77 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Bayiga is also the 1,181,159th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 68 people.
The surname Bayiga is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 2,330 people, or 1 in 16,755. In Uganda Bayiga is primarily concentrated in: Wakiso District, where 25 percent live, Kampala District, where 14 percent live and Mukono District, where 13 percent live. Not including Uganda Bayiga exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 16 percent live and The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.
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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 Bayiga
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