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
Average Masiga Salary in
South Africa
R 191,580
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Masiga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masiga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Masiga (Hindi: मासीगा) is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masiga? popularity and diffusion
The last name Masiga is the 50,323rd most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 714,746 people. This last name occurs predominantly 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. Masiga is also the 278,400th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 856 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 5,417 people, or 1 in 7,207. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Busia District, where 33 percent live, Bulambuli District, where 15 percent live and Namayingo District, where 15 percent live. Barring Uganda this last name occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 35 percent live and South Africa, where 5 percent live.
Masiga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly 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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