Mahigi Surname

719,876th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 405 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mahigi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mahigi 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
Tanzania3271:161,90114,435
Kenya661:699,69530,103
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Mahigi Demographics

Mahigi Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 3 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Mahigi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mahigi is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahigi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 719,876th most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 17,993,941 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mahigi live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 327 people, or 1 in 161,901. In Tanzania Mahigi is primarily concentrated in: Morogoro Region, where 63 percent live and Kigoma Region, where 37 percent live. Outside of Tanzania it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 16 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

Mahigi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Mahigi surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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
Mahighi9217/
Mahige8337/
Mahegi831/
Mahigy831/
Majjigi77392/
Mohighi77166/
Mahigye772/
Mohingi772/
Maegi7338/
Mahigeer715/
Majjiggi711/
Mahigues711/
Mahiguez711/
Mahege67491/
Meaige6763/
Mahegy678/
Mohegi675/
Maeggi672/
Mohige672/
Mouigi671/
Maegie671/
Mauiga671/
Maeghi671/
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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 Mahigi
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