Eniga Surname
Approximately 237 people bear this surname
Eniga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 137 | 1:1,293,013 | 51,317 |
| India | 86 | 1:8,919,365 | 180,249 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Eniga (58) may also be a first name.
Eniga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Eniga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Eniga occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Eniga.
How Common Is The Last Name Eniga? popularity and diffusion
Eniga is the 1,055,483rd most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 30,749,139 people. The surname Eniga occurs mostly in Africa, where 59 percent of Eniga are found; 58 percent are found in West Africa and 58 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,295,729th most common forename at a global level, held by 58 people.
The last name Eniga is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 137 people, or 1 in 1,293,013. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Edo, where 80 percent reside, Lagos, where 15 percent reside and Kogi, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 36 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent reside.
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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 Eniga
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