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
Embiga has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Embiga? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,908,606th most frequent last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name Embiga is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Embiga live; 63 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
Embiga is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 3,903,928. In Uganda Embiga is mostly found in: Maracha District, where 70 percent reside, Yumbe District, where 20 percent reside and Kampala District, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Uganda this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 31 percent reside and The Congo, where 6 percent reside.
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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