Viniga Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Viniga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Viniga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791

Viniga (47) may also be a first name.

Viniga Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Viniga Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Viniga is found most in South Africa. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Viniga? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,587,209th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. Viniga is predominantly found in Africa, where 58 percent of Viniga reside; 58 percent reside in Southern Africa and 58 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,467,136th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 47 people.

The last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 7,739,672. Excluding South Africa it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 25 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vinigas928/
Vinigai921/
Viniega921/
Vinigah921/
Vhiniga921/
Vinigauz861/
Winiga83439/
Biniga83218/
Vinega8349/
Vuniga8348/
Veniga8323/
Finiga837/
Vinuga832/
Vinigo831/
Venigas77384/
Binigay77369/
Vinegas77343/
Finigha7713/
Winigah773/
Veniega772/
Binigas771/
Biniega771/
Finigai771/
Bingiga771/
Viñigas771/
Vunniga771/
Wuiniga771/
Winigha771/
Viñga731/
Wainigha7124/
Veneigas717/
Vinyogah711/
Vunaigha711/
Binega672,499/
Beniga672,227/
Venega671,635/
Binigo6736/
Funiga6726/
Viñega6716/
Winega6713/
Venigo675/
Feniga674/
Wuniga673/
Venuga673/
Venhga672/
Weniga672/
Venêga671/
Vinugo671/
Veehnijga671/
Vunuga671/
Biñiga671/

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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 Viniga
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