Miriga Surname

1,422,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Miriga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Miriga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1061:368,29523,776
United States181:20,136,607622,629
India141:54,790,384527,769
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Miriga (29) may also be a first name.

Miriga Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Miriga Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Miriga (Hindi: मिरिगा, Oriya: ମିରିଗା) occurs most in Uganda. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Miriga.

How Common Is The Last Name Miriga? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,422,956th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 47,944,381 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 74 percent of Miriga live; 72 percent live in East Africa and 64 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Miriga is also the 1,951,561st most numerous forename in the world. It is borne by 29 people.

The surname is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 106 people, or 1 in 368,295. In Uganda Miriga is most frequent in: Yumbe District, where 75 percent live, Arua District, where 13 percent live and Koboko District, where 2 percent live. Excluding Uganda this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent live and India, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mairiga928,053/
Mhiriga92137/
Meiriga9263/
Mirigay9214/
Mirioga922/
Mirigah921/
Mairigah8611/
Mairriga863/
Mairaiga861/
Mairigga861/
Meriga834,394/
Mirigo83249/
Muriga83101/
Mirigi8326/
Miruga8313/
Mirega8312/
Mirige831/
Muriega77221/
Mitrega77197/
Mairega7777/
Mérigay7718/
Merigha7711/
Mirhige779/
Miriogo779/
Merigah777/
Mairuga777/
Muirigi777/
Merriga776/
Mhirega774/
Meariga774/
Mirigot774/
Meeriga773/
Muirigo772/
Maîriga772/
Mayriga772/
Merigay772/
Murigah771/
Mirigui771/
Meriega771/
Mheriga771/
Mairyga771/
Merigas771/
Mirugah771/
Meiruga771/
Mirigho771/
Mirigoh771/
Mirrega771/
Meirega771/
Meirigi771/
Mirugai771/
Merigai771/
Merigaud71287/
Merigaux7113/
Mairugga7112/
Miriguey716/
Mérigaud714/
Murriega711/
Meriggai711/
Mairugai711/
Miriguez711/
Merighad711/
Merrigat710/
Muruga673,272/
Meruga672,999/
Murigo672,693/
Merigo672,435/
Murega671,890/
Merigi67617/
Merige67426/
Merega67209/
Merigault6753/
Mirego6722/
Miregi6715/
Mérigo6712/
Meryga6710/
Merigó675/
Mirege674/
Mérega674/
Mirugo672/
Mairuggai671/
Mérigault671/

Miriga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Miriga in the Hindi language
मिरिगाmiriga-
Miriga in the Oriya language
ମିରିଗାmiriga85.71
ମିରିଗmiriga14.29

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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
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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 Miriga
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