Mayige Surname
Approximately 2,799 people bear this surname
Mayige Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,796 | 1:18,935 | 2,410 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Mayige (493) may also be a first name.
Mayige Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mayige Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mayige is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mayige? popularity and diffusion
Mayige is the 156,421st most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,603,625 people. The surname Mayige is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mayige reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 382,601st most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 493 people.
The last name Mayige is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2,796 people, or 1 in 18,935. In Tanzania Mayige is mostly found in: Simiyu Region, where 33 percent are found, Shinyanga Region, where 32 percent are found and Tabora Region, where 11 percent are found. Other than Tanzania this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Mayige
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