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
The surname Muhiga is found most in Kenya. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Muhiga.
How Common Is The Last Name Muhiga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Muhiga is the 1,795,579th most common last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 69,405,199 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Muhiga live; 76 percent live in East Africa and 52 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname Muhiga is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 70 people, or 1 in 659,713. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Vihiga County, where 77 percent are found, Kirinyaga County, where 13 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 20 percent are found and Rwanda, where 4 percent are found.
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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