Bihigi Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Bihigi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bihigi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430

Bihigi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bihigi occurs most in Uganda. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Bihigi.

How Common Is The Last Name Bihigi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,812,366th most prevalent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Bihigi is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bihigi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 6,506,546. In Uganda Bihigi is most prevalent in: Kanungu District, where 100 percent reside. Besides Uganda this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 45 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bihigui926/
Bihingi921/
Bihigia921/
Biigi917/
Biingi832,446/
Bijigi8373/
Bihizi8345/
Bihiga8317/
Bihisi831/
Bihaiga7711/
Biheiga777/
Bihizid772/
Bihoisi771/
Bihinge771/
Bihichi771/
Behigui771/
Biegi7358/
Biiga7355/
Biizi7331/
Biige7326/
Biisi738/
Biiji731/
Wiigi731/
Viigi731/
Bihoichi711/
Bijiga671,834/
Bihege67162/
Biengi6735/
Bijige6724/
Biyogi6721/
Biechi6719/
Biygit6718/
Biiger6716/
Bihega678/
Bijiji677/
Behisi675/
Biisoi673/
Biichi673/
Biinge672/
Wihiga671/
Mpiigi671/
Bhiege671/
Wiingi671/
Biidji671/
Bi'isi671/
Bihise671/
Bihezi671/

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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 Bihigi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis