Yigga Surname

794,916th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 354 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Yigga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yigga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3421:114,15011,045
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Yigga Last Name Facts

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

Yigga is found most in Uganda. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yigga? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 794,916th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 20,586,288 people. The last name Yigga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yigga live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 342 people, or 1 in 114,150. In Uganda Yigga is mostly found in: Wakiso District, where 16 percent reside, Rakai District, where 13 percent reside and Luweero District, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Uganda this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Sudan, where 3 percent reside and Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.

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Yingga91263/
Yihgga911/
Yiga8924,416/
Igga891,323/
Yinga80944/
Ingga80347/
Jigga80231/
Yigha8085/
Gigga8037/
Iggat8029/
Higga8027/
Iggah8010/
Yigai808/
Iggau805/
Yigas804/
Yogga803/
Aigga802/
Yigea802/
Eigga801/
Yigoa801/
Iggad801/
Iggay801/
Yicga801/
Yigaa801/
Yikga801/
Yggha801/
Iggai801/
Iga7525,387/
Yga7586/
Jingga731,651/
Inggay7377/
Inggai7370/
Jiggah7346/
Yingge7334/
Inggau7332/
Gingga7324/
Yinggo7321/
Higgai7317/
Yighaa7310/
Hingga737/
Yingai736/
Jiggat735/
Jiggha734/
Yighah733/
Higgad732/
Haigga732/
Giggay731/
Iggaah731/
Iggaya731/
Higgah731/
Uingga731/
Yingha731/
Jiggai731/
Ynggah731/
Inga6743,387/
Higa6717,104/
Gega678,541/
Yoga677,249/
Yigo676,375/
Ynga674,765/
Igah674,135/
Giga673,291/
Jiga672,359/
Aiga671,680/
Igaz671,582/
Igai671,312/
Igat671,290/
Ygay671,189/
Egga671,084/
Igoa67879/
Igea67614/
Igau67535/
Igay67485/
Iggo67421/
Oiga67372/
Igas67342/
Yigi67324/
Eiga67315/
Uiga67203/
Igha67181/
Igge67143/
Iega6792/
Iggi6760/
Igaa6738/
Hinggay6738/
Ygge6731/
Ygoa6730/
Ayga6729/
Igaş6727/
Ygat6726/
Jinggau6724/
Igap6721/
Isga6716/
Yige6716/
Igad6715/
Ginggau6711/
Yingghi6710/
Yinghah6710/
Jinggai6710/
Igaș675/
Hyga674/
Igúa674/
Ioga673/
Yinghai672/
Yinghau672/
Jinggah672/
Jinggga671/
Ijga671/
Uiggaih671/
Jgga671/
Haiggai671/
Igôa671/
Ygai671/
Ihga671/
Igač671/
Yinngah671/
Haingga671/
Ygea671/
Uyga671/
Ysga671/
Ygad671/
Ygaj671/
Ygas671/
Ygaz671/
Yggy671/
Ygha671/
Jyga671/
Higgatt670/
Jiggatt670/

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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 Yigga
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