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
The last name Vigha (Hindi: विघा, Marathi: वाघ) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Vigha click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vigha? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,133,308th most frequently used family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 34,213,831 people. The last name 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 widely held forename throughout the world, borne by 13,627 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 133 people, or 1 in 156,158. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 98 percent live, Centre Region, where 1 percent live and Littoral Region, where 1 percent live. Beside Cameroon this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs 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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- 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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