Mwiiga Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Mwiiga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 9 | 1:1,761,102 | 32,119 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Mwiiga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwiiga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwiiga occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Mwiiga click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwiiga? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,812,366th most common last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwiiga reside; 82 percent reside in Southern Africa and 82 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most common in Zambia, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 1,761,102. In Zambia Mwiiga is primarily found in: Lusaka Province, where 56 percent live, Central Province, where 33 percent live and Southern Province, where 11 percent live. Excluding Zambia Mwiiga is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 18 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwiigga | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mwihiga | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mbiiga | 83 | 26 | / |
| Mwiigo | 83 | 21 | / |
| Mwiigi | 83 | 8 | / |
| Mvihiga | 77 | 51 | / |
| Mwiinge | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mwiingi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mwiingo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwiyoga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwjinga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbiigah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muihiga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwaijega | 71 | 513 | / |
| Mbaaiiga | 71 | 218 | / |
| Mwihenga | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mwijigye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwijingo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbaijiga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbiigo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mwaijenga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbiega | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muijnga | 62 | 68 | / |
| Mwuhega | 62 | 9 | / |
| Muhiigo | 62 | 6 | / |
| Mwijege | 62 | 6 | / |
| Mviegoa | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mwueega | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mwijegye | 57 | 10 | / |
| Mwehigye | 57 | 1 | / |
| Muayinga | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mbijigoh | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mwaijengo | 53 | 517 | / |
| Mwajhingi | 53 | 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
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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 Mwiiga
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