Vhiga Surname
Approximately 154 people bear this surname
Vhiga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 153 | 1:100,904 | 14,195 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Vhiga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vhiga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vhiga (Marathi: हीगा) occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Vhiga? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,409,418th most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 47,321,727 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Vhiga reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 153 people, or 1 in 100,904. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 80 percent reside, Mashonaland West Province, where 11 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Zimbabwe this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vhiga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vhiga in the Marathi language | ||
| हीगा | higa | - |
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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 Vhiga
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