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

The last name Muhigi occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Muhigi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muhigi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 470,770th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,220,962 people. The surname Muhigi is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Muhigi live; 87 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Muhigi is also the 2,187,323rd most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 24 people.

The last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 453 people, or 1 in 116,869. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Kagera Region, where 93 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent live and Kigoma Region, where 2 percent live. Not including Tanzania this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 22 percent live and The DR Congo, where 8 percent live.

Muhigi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Muhigi are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for 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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