Amalega Surname

1,163,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 205 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Amalega Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Amalega Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1771:117,33913,463
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
England31:18,572,686338,250
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Amalega (22) may also be a first name.

Amalega Last Name Facts

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

The last name Amalega has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Amalega.

How Common Is The Last Name Amalega? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,163,787th most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 35,549,004 people. The surname Amalega occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Amalega live; 86 percent live in Central Africa and 86 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Amalega is also the 2,301,746th most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 22 people.

The last name Amalega is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 177 people, or 1 in 117,339. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Centre Region, where 80 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 18 percent reside and South Region, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 12 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Hamalega933/
Amalegha931/
Amaliga8663/
Amelega868/
Amalaga862/
Amalagha80415/
Amalagai802/
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Amalagay801/
Omelega717/
Amolege715/
Amalago713/
Emalaga711/
Amallaghay711/
Amolaga711/
Omaliga711/
Amalagho673/
Hamalige672/
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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 Amalega
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