Muhigi Surname

470,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 713 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Muhigi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muhigi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4531:116,86911,189
Uganda1591:245,53018,354
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Muhigi (24) may also be a first name.

Muhigi Last Name Facts

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

Muhigi is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Muhigi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 470,770th most common surname internationally, held by around 1 in 10,220,962 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Muhigi reside; 87 percent reside in East Africa and 87 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently used first name globally, held by 24 people.

The last name Muhigi is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 453 people, or 1 in 116,869. In Tanzania Muhigi is primarily concentrated in: Kagera Region, where 93 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent are found and Kigoma Region, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania Muhigi is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 22 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found.

Muhigi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Muhigi are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Muhigi earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.84% less than the national average, earning $38,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muhighi9210/
Muhiggi921/
Muhegi8390/
Muhige835/
Mihigi832/
Mouigi831/
Mouhiga779/
Muhighe771/
Miygi731/
Muhoinge711/
Muhege674/
Mouiga671/
Mauiga671/
Mauigoa62242/
Mujjiga62122/
Mujuiga623/
Mouigha622/
Muheghi621/
Mauiger621/
Mauigay621/
Mouhegui579/
Mauiguet571/
Miège5526/
Miigge506/
Meuege501/

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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 Muhigi
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