Malegesi Surname
Approximately 2,840 people bear this surname
Malegesi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,838 | 1:18,655 | 2,388 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Malegesi (268) may also be a first name.
Malegesi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malegesi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Malegesi is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Malegesi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 154,559th most widely held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,566,037 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Malegesi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Malegesi is also the 543,171st most widespread forename in the world, held by 268 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 2,838 people, or 1 in 18,655. In Tanzania Malegesi is most numerous in: Mwanza Region, where 29 percent live, Mara Region, where 19 percent live and Geita Region, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania it is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malegessi | 94 | 1 | / |
| Maleges | 93 | 78 | / |
| Malagesi | 88 | 133 | / |
| Malegesa | 88 | 2 | / |
| Malegese | 88 | 2 | / |
| Malges | 86 | 90 | / |
| Maliges | 80 | 118 | / |
| Maluges | 80 | 6 | / |
| Malagisi | 75 | 485 | / |
| Malegeza | 75 | 86 | / |
| Malagese | 75 | 55 | / |
| Malagies | 75 | 15 | / |
| Maligisi | 75 | 9 | / |
| Malisesi | 75 | 4 | / |
| Malijesi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Malagezi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Malegezo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mulegezi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Malagesu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Melges | 71 | 818 | / |
| Mölges | 71 | 17 | / |
| Milges | 71 | 17 | / |
| Malagesse | 71 | 9 | / |
| Malgis | 71 | 6 | / |
| Malgez | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mulegyezi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mlages | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mulgeci | 67 | 406 | / |
| Melgies | 67 | 56 | / |
| Müllges | 67 | 47 | / |
| Mlagisi | 67 | 38 | / |
| Möllges | 67 | 16 | / |
| Mullges | 67 | 6 | / |
| Melegeš | 67 | 6 | / |
| Malagis | 67 | 5 | / |
| Malagez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mlegeza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Milages | 67 | 1 | / |
| Malgios | 67 | 1 | / |
| Molgess | 67 | 1 | / |
| Melgess | 67 | 0 | / |
| Malijeje | 63 | 1 | / |
| Malicici | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Malegesi
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