Iyiga Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Iyiga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Iyiga Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1751:223,08217,283
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Iyiga Last Name Facts

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

Iyiga is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iyiga? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,286,243rd most widely held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 41,172,576 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Iyiga reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 175 people, or 1 in 223,082. In Uganda Iyiga is primarily concentrated in: Yumbe District, where 87 percent are found, Arua District, where 6 percent are found and Koboko District, where 3 percent are found. Beside Uganda this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 1 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iyinga91194/
Iyigau917/
Yiyiga911/
Yiyinga831/
Yeiga804/
Iyigi804/
Yeigha7331/
Iyingo734/
Iyioge733/
Iyingi733/
Iyigho731/
Yayiga731/
Ehiiga731/
Yeigap731/
Ieigha731/
Ieyega731/
Jiyingo677/
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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 Iyiga
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