Mpiiga Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Mpiiga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mpiiga Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda241:1,626,63757,482
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567

Mpiiga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mpiiga occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mpiiga click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpiiga? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,730,171st most widespread last name globally, held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname Mpiiga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpiiga are found; 86 percent are found in East Africa and 86 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Mpiiga is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 1,626,637. In Uganda Mpiiga is mostly concentrated in: Mayuge District, where 33 percent are found, Mukono District, where 29 percent are found and Kampala District, where 17 percent are found. Aside from Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpiinga928/
Mpiigi831/
Mpienga771/
Biiga7355/
Viiga735/
Bijiga671,834/
Vijiga67135/
Vihiga67110/
Bihiga6717/
Biinga677/

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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 Mpiiga
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