Figao Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Figao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Figao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania811:653,60039,027
Papua New Guinea371:220,37130,351
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Figao Last Name Facts

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

Figao occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Figao? popularity and diffusion

The last name Figao is the 1,649,806th most commonly occurring surname globally It is held by around 1 in 60,227,652 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Figao live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 81 people, or 1 in 653,600. In Tanzania Figao is most frequent in: Njombe Region, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 31 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faigao911,197/
Vigao80162/
Fugao8019/
Fiegeo732/
Vigaho731/
Feigeo731/
Pfugao731/
Fighouo6714/
Fuigeho671/
Phuingao6290/
Vigoa601,816/
Vegao601/
Fugoa601/
Vaigea5528/
Veigea558/
Feugeo552/
Fegouo551/
Fegoua551/
Vigaea551/
Feugouo5022/
Vaigoua503/
Fegouas501/
Fugooah501/
Vigahha501/

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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 Figao
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