Moiga Surname
Approximately 159 people bear this surname
Moiga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 81 | 1:100,663 | 13,542 |
| Uganda | 26 | 1:1,501,511 | 54,973 |
| Indonesia | 18 | 1:7,347,177 | 303,310 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Moiga (67) may also be a first name.
Moiga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moiga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Moiga (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﻴﺠﻪ, Hindi: मोिगआ) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Moiga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Moiga is the 1,380,086th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 45,833,622 people. The surname Moiga occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 53 percent of Moiga live; 53 percent live in Oceania Islands and 53 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,191,548th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 67 people.
The last name Moiga is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 81 people, or 1 in 100,663. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: East Sepik, where 27 percent reside, Eastern Highlands, where 25 percent reside and Madang, where 21 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea Moiga is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 16 percent reside and Indonesia, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Moiga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Moiga in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻣﻴﺠﻪ | amyjh | - |
| Moiga in the Hindi language | ||
| मोिगआ | moiga'a | 87.5 |
| मोईगा | mo'iga | 12.5 |
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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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- 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 Moiga
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