Muhigira Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Muhigira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 27 | 1:1,445,899 | 53,777 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Muhigira (32) may also be a first name.
Muhigira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muhigira Come From? nationality or country of origin
Muhigira is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Muhigira? popularity and diffusion
Muhigira is the 3,602,217th most frequently used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Muhigira live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most widespread first name internationally, held by 32 people.
The surname Muhigira is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 1,445,899. In Uganda Muhigira is mostly found in: Wakiso District, where 26 percent live, Kampala District, where 19 percent live and Isingiro District, where 7 percent live. Excluding Uganda this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent live and Rwanda, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muhigirwa | 94 | 8,201 | / |
| Muhigirua | 94 | 1 | / |
| Muhigirhwa | 89 | 82 | / |
| Muhigyirwa | 89 | 6 | / |
| Myuhigirwa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Muhihgirwa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Muhigiruwa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Muhigiri | 88 | 152 | / |
| Muhigire | 88 | 104 | / |
| Mahigira | 88 | 21 | / |
| Muhagirwa | 82 | 3 | / |
| Mwihigira | 82 | 1 | / |
| Muhugirwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Muhigyire | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mihigirwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Muhagirua | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mehigiraa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mahigir | 80 | 54 | / |
| Muhagir | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mohigir | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mouhagir | 75 | 138 | / |
| Mahiigir | 75 | 8 | / |
| Mahigiro | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mouhagiri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mohagir | 67 | 28 | / |
| Mahegir | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mahagir | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mahiger | 67 | 8 | / |
| Muhogyerwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mohegir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahagire | 63 | 8 | / |
| Mahagiri | 63 | 7 | / |
| Mahigeer | 63 | 5 | / |
| Mahegiri | 63 | 2 | / |
| Muhoogyerwa | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mahigere | 63 | 1 | / |
| Maheger | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mahegere | 50 | 319 | / |
| Mahageer | 50 | 1 | / |
| Maheu Giroux | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Muhigira
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