Masiga Surname
Approximately 10,196 people bear this surname
Masiga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 5,417 | 1:7,207 | 1,255 |
| Kenya | 3,557 | 1:12,983 | 1,607 |
| South Africa | 461 | 1:117,522 | 13,988 |
| Indonesia | 322 | 1:410,712 | 34,667 |
| Philippines | 234 | 1:432,642 | 53,869 |
| Tanzania | 127 | 1:416,863 | 29,360 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Seychelles | 18 | 1:5,133 | 784 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
Masiga (856) may also be a first name.
Masiga Demographics
Masiga Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Masiga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masiga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Masiga (Hindi: मासीगा) is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masiga? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 50,323rd most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 714,746 people. The last name Masiga occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Masiga are found; 89 percent are found in East Africa and 64 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 278,400th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 856 people.
It is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 5,417 people, or 1 in 7,207. In Uganda Masiga is primarily concentrated in: Busia District, where 33 percent are found, Bulambuli District, where 15 percent are found and Namayingo District, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Uganda this last name exists in 22 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 35 percent are found and South Africa, where 5 percent are found.
Masiga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Masiga surname is predominantly Christian (98%) in Kenya.
Masiga earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 19.38% less than the national average, earning R 191,580 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Masiga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Masiga in the Hindi language | ||
| मासीगा | masiga | 64.15 |
| मासिगा | masiga | 35.85 |
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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 Masiga
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