Meyga Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Meyga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 11 | 1:400,776 | 20,681 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
Meyga (138) may also be a first name.
Meyga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meyga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Meyga (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻴﻜﺎ) is carried by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Meyga click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meyga? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,057,639th most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Meyga is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Meyga reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 73 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Meyga is also the 787,636th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 138 people.
It is most widespread in Liberia, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 400,776. In Liberia Meyga is most frequent in: Maryland County, where 100 percent live. Besides Liberia this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Burkina Faso, where 7 percent live and Mauritania, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meyga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meyga in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻴﻜﺎ | myka | 50 |
| ﻣﻴﺠﻪ | myjh | 50 |
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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 Meyga
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