Mahiga Surname
Approximately 432 people bear this surname
Mahiga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 263 | 1:201,299 | 17,178 |
| Kenya | 124 | 1:372,419 | 21,454 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Ivory Coast | 10 | 1:2,307,123 | 39,352 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 1:6,117,367 | 22,156 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Mahiga (216) may also be a first name.
Mahiga Demographics
Mahiga Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mahiga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahiga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mahiga (Hindi: माहीगा) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahiga? popularity and diffusion
It is the 686,443rd most frequent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 16,869,319 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Mahiga live; 90 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mahiga is also the 614,549th most numerous given name at a global level, held by 216 people.
The surname Mahiga is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 263 people, or 1 in 201,299. In Tanzania it is most common in: Dodoma Region, where 65 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 26 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 3 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 29 percent reside and South Africa, where 4 percent reside.
Mahiga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Mahiga surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Mahiga earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.54% less than the national average, earning R 138,912 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahoiga | 92 | 227 | / |
| Mahigha | 92 | 32 | / |
| Maehiga | 92 | 16 | / |
| Mahigah | 92 | 2 | / |
| Mahingga | 86 | 10 | / |
| Mahuinga | 86 | 10 | / |
| Mahoinga | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mahega | 83 | 5,528 | / |
| Mahigo | 83 | 5 | / |
| Maeiga | 83 | 5 | / |
| Mauiga | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mehiga | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mahahinga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Majjiga | 77 | 1,404 | / |
| Mauigoa | 77 | 242 | / |
| Maijega | 77 | 56 | / |
| Maiyega | 77 | 11 | / |
| Maaiiga | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mahegga | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mahigos | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mahigho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maijiga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ma'i'Ga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mauigay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Moainga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muihiga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maega | 73 | 780 | / |
| Mayienga | 71 | 172 | / |
| Maheng'a | 71 | 4 | / |
| Maijjiga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahingou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahengah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahiogoh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahe'nga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maiyenga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maegga | 67 | 86 | / |
| Maegau | 67 | 43 | / |
| Mahego | 67 | 12 | / |
| Maegai | 67 | 9 | / |
| M'Mahenga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maegha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moeiga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mohega | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouiga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mehega | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maegas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Majjigaud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mohigo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmaega | 67 | 1 | / |
Mahiga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahiga in the Hindi language | ||
| माहीगा | mahiga | 64.29 |
| माहिगा | mahiga | 19.05 |
| महिगा | mahiga | 14.29 |
| महीगा | mahiga | 2.38 |
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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
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- 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 Mahiga
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