Malegeya Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Malegeya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 18 | 1:2,941,201 | 49,497 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Malegeya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malegeya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Malegeya is most common in Tanzania. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Malegeya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,957,383rd most numerous surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname Malegeya is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Malegeya live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 2,941,201. In Tanzania Malegeya is most common in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 22 percent are found, Geita Region, where 22 percent are found and Kigoma Region, where 22 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 24 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malegea | 93 | 131 | / |
| Maligeya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Malegae | 80 | 77 | / |
| Malagea | 80 | 3 | / |
| Maligey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maligaya | 75 | 5,812 | / |
| Maliseya | 75 | 105 | / |
| Maleezai | 75 | 77 | / |
| Maligiya | 75 | 10 | / |
| Malegaud | 75 | 8 | / |
| Malegaye | 75 | 4 | / |
| Malegoia | 75 | 3 | / |
| Maleezay | 75 | 2 | / |
| Malagiya | 75 | 2 | / |
| Malagaya | 75 | 2 | / |
| Malesiya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Malegawe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Malejaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Meleghea | 75 | 1 | / |
| Malehsea | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mallegaud | 71 | 5 | / |
| Maleugoue | 71 | 3 | / |
| Maleechai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Malaigaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Malecheyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Malagau | 67 | 153 | / |
| Malecaj | 67 | 131 | / |
| Malesay | 67 | 80 | / |
| Maligay | 67 | 71 | / |
| Malagay | 67 | 49 | / |
| Malagai | 67 | 26 | / |
| Maligai | 67 | 23 | / |
| Maligoy | 67 | 17 | / |
| Malezai | 67 | 14 | / |
| Malesai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Malegou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Maligaj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Malagoy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Malizee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maligau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Molecea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moilegueye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Malogoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Malesiyaph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Malecai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Malygay | 67 | 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 Malegeya
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