Muhiga Surname
Approximately 105 people bear this surname
Muhiga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 70 | 1:659,713 | 29,380 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Muhiga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muhiga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Muhiga is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Muhiga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Muhiga is the 1,795,579th most widely held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. Muhiga occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Muhiga reside; 76 percent reside in East Africa and 52 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 70 people, or 1 in 659,713. In Kenya Muhiga is primarily found in: Vihiga County, where 77 percent reside, Kirinyaga County, where 13 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 6 percent reside. Beside Kenya it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside and Rwanda, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mouhiga | 92 | 9 | / |
| Muhaiga | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mouhinga | 86 | 2 | / |
| Muhega | 83 | 215 | / |
| Muhigo | 83 | 86 | / |
| Mhiiga | 83 | 11 | / |
| Mihiga | 83 | 5 | / |
| Mauiga | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mouiga | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mauigoa | 77 | 242 | / |
| Mujjiga | 77 | 122 | / |
| Mouinga | 77 | 24 | / |
| Mujuiga | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mouigha | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mihigha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mauigay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Miiga | 73 | 52 | / |
| Miyga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muijinga | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mouingah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mouyinga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mihigo | 67 | 18,503 | / |
| Mouhingou | 67 | 1,787 | / |
| Miigaa | 67 | 39 | / |
| Miigah | 67 | 19 | / |
| Mmiiga | 67 | 4 | / |
| Miigha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mihega | 67 | 2 | / |
| Miigga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moeiga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouingo | 62 | 5 | / |
| Mauingo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mihiggo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Moujgai | 62 | 1 | / |
| Miighah | 62 | 1 | / |
| M'Mihigo | 57 | 103 | / |
| Miigo | 55 | 42 | / |
| Mouyingou | 53 | 14 | / |
| Miigho | 50 | 3 | / |
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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 Muhiga
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