Giiga Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Giiga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Giiga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Giiga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Giiga occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Giiga? popularity and diffusion
The last name Giiga is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Giiga is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Giiga are found; 89 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 4,879,910. In Uganda it is most common in: Mayuge District, where 88 percent are found and Sironko District, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Uganda Giiga occurs in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngiiga | 91 | 1 | / |
| Iiga | 89 | 91 | / |
| Guijiga | 83 | 12 | / |
| Gihinga | 83 | 4 | / |
| Aggiiga | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ijiga | 80 | 1,210 | / |
| Yiiga | 80 | 283 | / |
| Ihiga | 80 | 108 | / |
| Ziiga | 80 | 33 | / |
| Giigi | 80 | 23 | / |
| Iinga | 80 | 19 | / |
| Siiga | 80 | 12 | / |
| Hiiga | 80 | 9 | / |
| Geiga | 80 | 9 | / |
| Jiiga | 80 | 5 | / |
| Gyiga | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gijga | 80 | 2 | / |
| Iigaz | 80 | 2 | / |
| I'Iga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iigau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iigah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iigai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Giige | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jijiga | 73 | 2,255 | / |
| Ijinga | 73 | 106 | / |
| Gienga | 73 | 40 | / |
| Ihinga | 73 | 36 | / |
| Zihiga | 73 | 35 | / |
| Ijigas | 73 | 22 | / |
| Siigha | 73 | 16 | / |
| Giigii | 73 | 15 | / |
| Jiigas | 73 | 14 | / |
| Ijigai | 73 | 8 | / |
| Chiiga | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ngeiga | 73 | 6 | / |
| Hiinga | 73 | 6 | / |
| Gjigaš | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ihigha | 73 | 4 | / |
| Jiigay | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ziinga | 73 | 2 | / |
| Giingo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Cihiga | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ijigat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ijigha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hiioga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngiigo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ieigha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gihega | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guyiga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gyinga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gjigas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Geigas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Siigaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yiinga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jiinga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gega | 67 | 8,541 | / |
| Egga | 67 | 1,084 | / |
| Chiinga | 67 | 1,026 | / |
| Iigo | 67 | 104 | / |
| Iega | 67 | 92 | / |
| Chihiga | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chițiga | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngiingo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gieiger | 67 | 3 | / |
| Geaigai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guiiger | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djijiga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngiigie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hijigai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geigatt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yihinga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jihinga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zihinga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guiiges | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guehiga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guyinga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chijiga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giicget | 67 | 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 Giiga
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