Gahiga Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Gahiga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gahiga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gahiga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gahiga occurs in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gahiga? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,034,050th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname Gahiga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 46 percent of Gahiga live; 38 percent live in East Africa and 38 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly held in Belgium, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 1,437,080. In Belgium Gahiga is most common in: Brussels Capital Region, where 100 percent reside. Barring Belgium it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Rwanda, where 17 percent reside and Uganda, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gahingay | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gahigo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngahega | 77 | 90 | / |
| Gaeigay | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gahingo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gauiega | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gaega | 73 | 25 | / |
| Geiga | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ghahigou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gouiga | 67 | 276 | / |
| Gohigo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gahgajgaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaeigo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngaega | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaegas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngouiga | 62 | 13 | / |
| Gouigha | 62 | 2 | / |
| Gouigaa | 62 | 2 | / |
| Gahengo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Gajjega | 62 | 1 | / |
| Gohingo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Geigo | 55 | 17 | / |
| Gaego | 55 | 16 | / |
| Gaegah | 50 | 10 | / |
| Goegai | 50 | 1 | / |
| Gouigo | 50 | 0 | / |
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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 Gahiga
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