Uniga Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Uniga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uniga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria801:2,214,28475,532
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Uñiga (1) & Úñiga (1) are calculated separately.

Uniga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Uniga (Russian: Унига) occurs most in Nigeria. It can occur as a variant: Uñiga or Úñiga. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Uniga? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,775,494th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 68,107,906 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Uniga live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Uniga is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 80 people, or 1 in 2,214,284. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Cross River, where 74 percent reside, Taraba, where 20 percent reside and Abia, where 5 percent reside. Besides Nigeria Uniga exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 8 percent reside and India, where 4 percent reside.

Uniga Last Name Statistics demography

Uniga earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uñiga931/
Auniga917/
Guniga915/
Unigas914/
Euniga911/
Úñiga871/
Gunigau8321/
Gunniga834/
Gunigay831/
Oniga803,907/
Unega80313/
Iniga80149/
Unigo80121/
Unuga8068/
Unige8018/
Unigi801/
Hounhiga771/
Jiniga7337/
Onaiga7318/
Onigha7313/
Onuiga739/
Inigha737/
Inniga736/
Hunigi734/
Inigai734/
Uniged733/
Auñiga733/
Onigaa733/
Ounigo733/
Iniega733/
Gunige733/
Gunigi732/
Uneega732/
Unigho731/
Gunigo731/
Unigee731/
Euñiga731/
Hiniga731/
Hunega731/
Eunega731/
Uenega731/
Uniger731/
Onoiga731/
Ounhga731/
Unigás731/
Hunuga731/
Uniego731/
Uñga6725/
Iniegha678/
Auniger676/
Hunnighaus671/
Inighai671/
Uniegho671/
Ounighi671/
Euniger671/
Uneiger670/
Huniger670/
Haunega670/

Uniga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Uniga in the Russian language
Унигаuniga-

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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
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  • 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 Uniga
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