Yigha Surname
Approximately 85 people bear this surname
Yigha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 80 | 1:259,613 | 25,186 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Yigha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yigha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yigha occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yigha? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,034,059th most commonly used family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Yigha reside; 94 percent reside in Central Africa and 94 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 259,613. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 50 percent reside, Centre Region, where 31 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 18 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 4 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yighaa | 91 | 10 | / |
| Yighah | 91 | 3 | / |
| Yingha | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yiga | 89 | 24,416 | / |
| Igha | 89 | 181 | / |
| Ygha | 89 | 1 | / |
| Yinghah | 83 | 10 | / |
| Yingcha | 83 | 2 | / |
| Yinghai | 83 | 2 | / |
| Yinghau | 83 | 2 | / |
| Yinga | 80 | 944 | / |
| Yigga | 80 | 354 | / |
| Ighaz | 80 | 243 | / |
| Jigha | 80 | 71 | / |
| Yogha | 80 | 63 | / |
| Ighay | 80 | 58 | / |
| Oigha | 80 | 56 | / |
| Aigha | 80 | 55 | / |
| Iogha | 80 | 55 | / |
| Ingha | 80 | 54 | / |
| Gigha | 80 | 26 | / |
| Igaha | 80 | 17 | / |
| Yigai | 80 | 8 | / |
| Iguha | 80 | 4 | / |
| Yigas | 80 | 4 | / |
| Igoha | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ighaa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Yigea | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ighap | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yigoa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Uigha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yicga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yigaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yighe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yighi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yigho | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yikga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aygha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Higha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yggha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yingchai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Iga | 75 | 25,387 | / |
| Yga | 75 | 86 | / |
| Yingga | 73 | 263 | / |
| Gingha | 73 | 53 | / |
| Yighou | 73 | 24 | / |
| Oighay | 73 | 13 | / |
| Uighay | 73 | 12 | / |
| Yingho | 73 | 10 | / |
| Yinghi | 73 | 10 | / |
| Jingha | 73 | 8 | / |
| Yinghe | 73 | 7 | / |
| Yingai | 73 | 6 | / |
| Inghai | 73 | 5 | / |
| Jiggha | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ighajd | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hingha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Highay | 73 | 2 | / |
| Highat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aingha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aighas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yihgga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ingcha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ighash | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ighaus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ayngha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ighass | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jighay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yingeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haigha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ighahe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ighaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Inga | 67 | 43,387 | / |
| Higa | 67 | 17,104 | / |
| Yoga | 67 | 7,249 | / |
| Yigo | 67 | 6,375 | / |
| Igho | 67 | 6,040 | / |
| Ynga | 67 | 4,765 | / |
| Igah | 67 | 4,135 | / |
| Giga | 67 | 3,291 | / |
| Igoh | 67 | 2,964 | / |
| Jiga | 67 | 2,359 | / |
| Aiga | 67 | 1,680 | / |
| Igaz | 67 | 1,582 | / |
| Igga | 67 | 1,323 | / |
| Igai | 67 | 1,312 | / |
| Igat | 67 | 1,290 | / |
| Ygay | 67 | 1,189 | / |
| Ighe | 67 | 1,019 | / |
| Igoa | 67 | 879 | / |
| Igeh | 67 | 658 | / |
| Igea | 67 | 614 | / |
| Igau | 67 | 535 | / |
| Igay | 67 | 485 | / |
| Yinghou | 67 | 473 | / |
| Oiga | 67 | 372 | / |
| Igas | 67 | 342 | / |
| Yigi | 67 | 324 | / |
| Eiga | 67 | 315 | / |
| Egha | 67 | 285 | / |
| Uiga | 67 | 203 | / |
| Iega | 67 | 92 | / |
| Ighi | 67 | 46 | / |
| Igaa | 67 | 38 | / |
| Ygoa | 67 | 30 | / |
| Yinghui | 67 | 30 | / |
| Ayga | 67 | 29 | / |
| Igih | 67 | 29 | / |
| Igaş | 67 | 27 | / |
| Ygat | 67 | 26 | / |
| Yinghuo | 67 | 25 | / |
| Igap | 67 | 21 | / |
| Isga | 67 | 16 | / |
| Yige | 67 | 16 | / |
| Igad | 67 | 15 | / |
| Goighay | 67 | 13 | / |
| Yingghi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Igja | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jinghai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Igaș | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hyga | 67 | 4 | / |
| Igúa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yingheh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jgha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ioga | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ygoh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yingcho | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gingcha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jigchat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ijga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Highhat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aighach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igôa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ihga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igač | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoighay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yinngah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ygea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uyga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ysga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ygad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ygaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ygas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ygaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ygih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yinghuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jyga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Highatt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Higheat | 67 | 0 | / |
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