Malegha Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Malegha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 16 | 1:2,439,955 | 72,451 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Malegha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malegha Come From? nationality or country of origin
Malegha is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Malegha click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Malegha? popularity and diffusion
Malegha is the 4,307,654th most numerous surname in the world, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Malegha live; 76 percent live in East Africa and 76 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 2,439,955. In Uganda Malegha is most prevalent in: Kasese District, where 88 percent reside, Kabarole District, where 6 percent reside and Kampala District, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Uganda this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Gabon, where 19 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside.
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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 Malegha
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