Vigha Surname
Approximately 213 people bear this surname
Vigha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 133 | 1:156,158 | 17,045 |
| India | 66 | 1:11,622,203 | 212,115 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
Vigha (13,627) may also be a first name.
Vigha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vigha Come From? nationality or country of origin
Vigha (Hindi: विघा, Marathi: वाघ) is most common in Cameroon. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vigha? popularity and diffusion
Vigha is the 1,133,308th most frequently used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 34,213,831 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 69 percent of Vigha reside; 62 percent reside in Central Africa and 62 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Vigha is also the 49,618th most commonly occurring forename at a global level. It is borne by 13,627 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 133 people, or 1 in 156,158. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 98 percent live, Centre Region, where 1 percent live and Littoral Region, where 1 percent live. Beside Cameroon it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 31 percent live and Nigeria, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vigha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vigha in the Hindi language | ||
| विघा | vigha | 96.14 |
| वीघा | vigha | 1.67 |
| विघ़्ा | vighaa | 1.41 |
| वि़घा | vigha | 0.33 |
| विघ्ाा | vighaa | 0.05 |
| वि़़घा | vigha | 0.05 |
| वीघ | vigha | 0.05 |
| विधा | vidha | 0.05 |
| वीधा | vidha | 0.03 |
| विभा | vibha | 0.03 |
| विघाा | vighaa | 0.03 |
| वि्घा | vigha | 0.03 |
| वि़़़़़़़घा | vigha | 0.03 |
| Vigha in the Marathi language | ||
| वाघ | vagha | 42.86 |
| वीघा | vigha | 21.43 |
| विघा | vigha | 7.14 |
| वाघरे | vaghare | 7.14 |
| वाघणे | vaghane | 7.14 |
| वैघ | vaigha | 7.14 |
| अवघड | avaghada | 7.14 |
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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 Vigha
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