Eligo Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Eligo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eligo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Eligo (108) may also be a first name.

Eligo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Eligo is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Eligo.

How Common Is The Last Name Eligo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,979,664th most widely held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Eligo live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 47 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Eligo is also the 904,892nd most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 108 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 2,439,955. In Uganda Eligo is primarily concentrated in: Soroti District, where 38 percent are found, Kampala District, where 25 percent are found and Dokolo District, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Uganda this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 28 percent are found and Tanzania, where 21 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eligoi9170/
Elligo9116/
Heligo913/
Eligod913/
Eligos912/
Eliogo912/
Geligo912/
Eliego911/
Elgigo911/
Gelligo8324/
Elligot837/
Heligot831/
Yeligou831/
Eligoit831/
Elaingo831/
Eligott830/
Aligo805,246/
Oligo802,862/
Eliga80179/
Iligo80118/
Elugo8042/
Elego8015/
Elligott77143/
Elligood776/
Aligoi73492/
Geliga73294/
Aliugo73278/
Gelego73142/
Eligah7372/
Oligoi7356/
Oligho7350/
Yeliga7326/
Oliego7326/
Eligha7320/
Ellego7320/
Yelego7319/
Alligo7318/
Aligho7316/
Aliego7314/
Aligoy7314/
Ahligo7311/
Eligas7310/
Aluigo737/
Ailigo736/
Eluugo734/
Oluigo734/
Jeliga734/
Iliego733/
Iligoi733/
Alaigo733/
Aligoo732/
Eligaz732/
Heliga732/
Elaiga732/
Eleugo731/
Elgiga731/
Aliggo731/
Elegou731/
Elugou731/
Olligo731/
Iligot731/
Elegho731/
Ejliga731/
Aleigo731/
Elisga731/
Oliugo731/
Illigo731/
Haligo730/
Helligoss710/
Gellego67186/
Gilligo6733/
Eligaud6732/
Aliggoy6722/
Heligas6718/
Helliga6712/
Alliego6712/
Jeeliga678/
Gelliga678/
Iligoit676/
Yiligou675/
Illigot672/
Ilaingo672/
Elegood672/
Ellegod672/
Elegoët671/
Eleinga671/
Heligah671/
Eloygeo671/
Jeligah671/
Elegouh671/
Ehilligoss671/
Elligas671/
Yelliga671/
Ojliego671/
Alighuo671/
Gelegoi671/
Hiligot671/
Illigou671/
Elégiga671/
Hellego670/

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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 Eligo
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