Migana Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Migana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
The alternate forms: Migaña (1) are calculated separately.
Migana (33) may also be a first name.
Migana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Migana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Migana (Hindi: मिणना) occurs most in Cameroon. It may occur as: Migaña. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Migana? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,587,209th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Migana reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 25 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 33 people.
The surname Migana is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 4,153,814. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Far North Region, where 40 percent live, Adamawa Region, where 20 percent live and Centre Region, where 20 percent live. Excluding Cameroon it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Migana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Migana in the Hindi language | ||
| मिणना | minana | - |
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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 Migana
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