Winiga Surname

678,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 439 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Winiga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Winiga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso4371:41,9962,050
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Winiga (1,331) may also be a first name.

Winiga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Winiga occurs in Burkina Faso more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Winiga.

How Common Is The Last Name Winiga? popularity and diffusion

The last name Winiga is the 678,631st most commonly held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 16,600,332 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Winiga live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 77 percent live in Mande Africa. It is also the 215,309th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 1,331 people.

The last name Winiga is most widely held in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 437 people, or 1 in 41,996. In Burkina Faso it is mostly concentrated in: Centre-Est Region, where 83 percent are found, Centre Region, where 16 percent are found and Est Region, where 0 percent are found. Apart from Burkina Faso it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Winniga923/
Winigah923/
Winigha921/
Wuiniga921/
Wainigha8624/
Biniga83218/
Winige8320/
Winega8313/
Viniga8312/
Wuniga833/
Weniga832/
Winigy831/
Binigay77369/
Wenigha77128/
Winnega7734/
Vinigas778/
Winekga778/
Wienega774/
Viniega771/
Vinigah771/
Vhiniga771/
Winegas771/
Vinigai771/
Wenigai771/
Winegga771/
Winnigo770/
Winiges770/
Weiniger71162/
Winigher7112/
Wenighaa711/
Wenighai711/
Whenniga711/
Vinigauz711/
Wineiger711/
Winegatz710/
Binega672,499/
Beniga672,227/
Binige67242/
Wenige6768/
Vinega6749/
Vuniga6748/
Binigo6736/
Veniga6723/
Binigi678/
Weinniger677/
Vinuga672/
Biñiga671/
Vinige671/
Wunuga671/
Wenega671/
Vinigo671/
Whitniger670/
Winege670/

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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 Winiga
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