Vihiga Surname
Approximately 110 people bear this surname
Vihiga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 109 | 1:1,625,163 | 60,488 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Vihiga (205) may also be a first name.
Vihiga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vihiga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Vihiga is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Vihiga click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vihiga? popularity and diffusion
Vihiga is the 1,746,159th most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 66,250,417 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Vihiga are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Vihiga is also the 632,267th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 205 people.
It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 109 people, or 1 in 1,625,163. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 96 percent live, Lagos, where 2 percent live and Kaduna, where 1 percent live. Other than Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also found in Iceland, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vihinga | 92 | 89 | / |
| Vihoiga | 92 | 1 | / |
| Viiga | 91 | 5 | / |
| Vijiga | 83 | 135 | / |
| Vieiga | 83 | 29 | / |
| Bihiga | 83 | 17 | / |
| Vehiga | 83 | 16 | / |
| Wihiga | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bihinga | 77 | 77 | / |
| Bihaiga | 77 | 11 | / |
| Biheiga | 77 | 7 | / |
| Vhiigas | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wihinga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vihenga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vihegas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Viega | 73 | 2,930 | / |
| Biiga | 73 | 55 | / |
| Wiiga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Viéga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Viegas | 67 | 102,516 | / |
| Bijiga | 67 | 1,834 | / |
| Behiga | 67 | 271 | / |
| Viégas | 67 | 120 | / |
| Viyoga | 67 | 51 | / |
| Mpiiga | 67 | 28 | / |
| Vijega | 67 | 22 | / |
| Viegaz | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bihega | 67 | 8 | / |
| Biinga | 67 | 7 | / |
| Vițega | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bihigo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vienga | 67 | 5 | / |
| Veaiga | 67 | 3 | / |
| Veoiga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Viesga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vieega | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fehiga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Viegai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Viêgas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vijigo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Viègas | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Vihiga
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