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
The last name Vihiga occurs most in Nigeria. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Vihiga? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,746,159th most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 66,250,417 people. Vihiga occurs predominantly 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 frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 205 people.
It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 109 people, or 1 in 1,625,163. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Benue, where 96 percent live, Lagos, where 2 percent live and Kaduna, where 1 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also common 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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