Wenigha Surname
Approximately 128 people bear this surname
Wenigha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 124 | 1:1,428,571 | 55,237 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
Wenigha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wenigha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wenigha is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wenigha? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wenigha is the 1,589,322nd most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 56,933,952 people. Wenigha occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Wenigha are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Wenigha is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 124 people, or 1 in 1,428,571. In Nigeria Wenigha is most numerous in: Bayelsa, where 84 percent live, Lagos, where 7 percent live and Oyo, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Indonesia, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wenighaa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wenighai | 93 | 1 | / |
| Weniga | 92 | 2 | / |
| Benigha | 86 | 7 | / |
| Wanigha | 86 | 3 | / |
| Wenighe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wenegha | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wenigai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Winigha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wainigha | 80 | 24 | / |
| Whenniga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Beniga | 77 | 2,227 | / |
| Winiga | 77 | 439 | / |
| Waniga | 77 | 189 | / |
| Wenige | 77 | 68 | / |
| Veniga | 77 | 23 | / |
| Woniga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wenega | 77 | 1 | / |
| Benigay | 71 | 2,872 | / |
| Venigas | 71 | 384 | / |
| Wonugha | 71 | 24 | / |
| Wenigui | 71 | 17 | / |
| Wenegas | 71 | 5 | / |
| Wienega | 71 | 4 | / |
| Winniga | 71 | 3 | / |
| Winigah | 71 | 3 | / |
| Veniega | 71 | 2 | / |
| Weniges | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wonegha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Benigau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanaiga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanigah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wenegoh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanigau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Benighe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Benegha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beaniga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oueniga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Benigeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wenegah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wuiniga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Benaiga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beeniga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wenigie | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wenigot | 71 | 0 | / |
| Weiniger | 67 | 162 | / |
| Winigher | 67 | 12 | / |
| Veneigas | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wehniger | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wenigha
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