Muhega Surname

1,125,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 215 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Muhega Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muhega Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1981:373,12932,235
Tanzania161:3,308,85150,463
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Muhega (21) may also be a first name.

Muhega Last Name Facts

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

Muhega is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Muhega.

How Common Is The Last Name Muhega? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,125,333rd most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 33,895,562 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Muhega reside; 92 percent reside in Central Africa and 92 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Muhega is also the 2,368,944th most frequently used forename throughout the world It is held by 21 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 198 people, or 1 in 373,129. Apart from The DR Congo this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 7 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muhiga83105/
Mihega832/
Mouhiga779/
Muhaiga771/
Mouhinga712/
Muhigo6786/
Mhiiga6711/
Mihiga675/
Moeiga671/
Mauiga671/
Mouiga671/
Mauigoa62242/
Mujjiga62122/
Mouinga6224/
Mujuiga623/
Mouigha622/
Mauigay621/
Moujgai621/
Mihigha621/
Muijinga574/
Mouyinga571/
Mouingah571/
Miiga5552/
Miyga551/
Mouhingou531,787/
Mihigo5018,503/
Miigaa5039/
Miigah5019/
Mmiiga504/
Miigha503/
Miigga501/

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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 Muhega
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