Meiga Surname
Approximately 432 people bear this surname
Meiga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 177 | 1:1,209,460 | 41,744 |
| Japan | 102 | 1:1,253,375 | 22,413 |
| Mauritania | 60 | 1:68,248 | 4,675 |
| Indonesia | 42 | 1:3,148,790 | 173,812 |
| Senegal | 14 | 1:1,041,382 | 3,211 |
| Burkina Faso | 8 | 1:2,294,012 | 16,398 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
Meiga (886) may also be a first name.
Meiga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meiga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Meiga (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻴﻜﺎ, Hindi: मेईगा) is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meiga? popularity and diffusion
Meiga is the 686,443rd most frequently used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 16,869,319 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 42 percent of Meiga live; 41 percent live in South America and 41 percent live in Luso-South America. Meiga is also the 273,104th most widespread forename throughout the world. It is borne by 886 people.
The surname Meiga is most common in Brazil, where it is borne by 177 people, or 1 in 1,209,460. In Brazil Meiga is mostly concentrated in: Rio de Janeiro, where 33 percent live, Paraná, where 31 percent live and São Paulo, where 22 percent live. Beside Brazil this surname is found in 22 countries. It is also found in Japan, where 24 percent live and Mauritania, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meiga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meiga in the Hindi language | ||
| मेईगा | me'iga | - |
| Meiga in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻴﻜﺎ | myka | 37.5 |
| ﻣﺎﻳﻘﺎ | mayqa | 16.67 |
| ﻣﻴﺠﻪ | myjh | 12.5 |
| ﻣﻴﻚ | myk | 12.5 |
| ﻣﻴﻜﻪ | mykh | 8.33 |
| ﻣﻴﻘﺎ | myqa | 4.17 |
| ﻣﺎﻳﻜﺎ | mayka | 4.17 |
| ﻣﺎﻳﻚ | mayk | 4.17 |
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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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- 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 Meiga
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