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

The surname Yigga occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yigga? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 794,916th most common family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 20,586,288 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yigga live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 342 people, or 1 in 114,150. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Wakiso District, where 16 percent live, Rakai District, where 13 percent live and Luweero District, where 11 percent live. Besides Uganda this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Sudan, where 3 percent live and Cameroon, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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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