Embiga Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Embiga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
Embiga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Embiga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Embiga is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Embiga? popularity and diffusion
The last name Embiga is the 4,908,606th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Embiga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Embiga reside; 63 percent reside in East Africa and 56 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
This surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 3,903,928. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Maracha District, where 70 percent are found, Yumbe District, where 20 percent are found and Kampala District, where 10 percent are found. Not including Uganda it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 31 percent are found and The Congo, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jembiga | 92 | 3 | / |
| Yembiga | 92 | 1 | / |
| Jembigha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ombiga | 83 | 190 | / |
| Embega | 83 | 183 | / |
| Imbiga | 83 | 135 | / |
| Ambiga | 83 | 92 | / |
| Emviga | 83 | 6 | / |
| Enbiga | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ambigai | 77 | 66 | / |
| Aembega | 77 | 32 | / |
| Hembega | 77 | 27 | / |
| Embeega | 77 | 9 | / |
| Embegha | 77 | 3 | / |
| Imbaiga | 77 | 2 | / |
| Embegah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Enbigha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ambuiga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Emvinga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Emmbega | 77 | 1 | / |
| Embiger | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hambiga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Goimbiga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aembeega | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ombega | 67 | 729 | / |
| Ombigo | 67 | 33 | / |
| Embego | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ambega | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ambigo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Enbega | 67 | 4 | / |
| Imbega | 67 | 2 | / |
| Embege | 67 | 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 Embiga
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