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 surname Uniga (Russian: Унига) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Uñiga or Úñiga. Click here for other potential spellings of Uniga.

How Common Is The Last Name Uniga? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,775,494th most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 68,107,906 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 76 percent of Uniga live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 80 people, or 1 in 2,214,284. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Cross River, where 74 percent are found, Taraba, where 20 percent are found and Abia, where 5 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Uniga occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 8 percent are found and India, where 4 percent are found.

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
  • 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 Uniga
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