Mayega Surname
Approximately 3,897 people bear this surname
Mayega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2,018 | 1:19,346 | 2,878 |
| Tanzania | 1,187 | 1:44,601 | 5,053 |
| Cameroon | 339 | 1:61,266 | 7,839 |
| Kenya | 243 | 1:190,041 | 14,136 |
| Chile | 64 | 1:275,257 | 8,123 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Mayega (188) may also be a first name.
Mayega Demographics
Average Mayega Salary in
United States
$26,583 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mayega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mayega Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mayega (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﻳﻜﺎ, Hindi: मायेगा) occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mayega click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mayega? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 118,025th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,870,040 people. The last name Mayega occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Mayega are found; 89 percent are found in East Africa and 84 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 663,277th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 188 people.
It is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 2,018 people, or 1 in 19,346. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Wakiso District, where 24 percent live, Kampala District, where 17 percent live and Mukono District, where 12 percent live. Not including Uganda it exists in 22 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 30 percent live and Cameroon, where 9 percent live.
Mayega Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Mayega surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Mayega earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 38.39% less than the national average, earning $26,583 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mayega Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mayega in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺎﻳﻜﺎ | mayka | - |
| Mayega in the Hindi language | ||
| मायेगा | mayega | - |
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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 Mayega
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