Maleghe Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Maleghe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maleghe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria301:5,904,759145,253
Solomon Islands91:64,44812,261
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830

Maleghe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maleghe is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Maleghe.

How Common Is The Last Name Maleghe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Maleghe is the 3,055,934th most common surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Maleghe reside; 73 percent reside in West Africa and 73 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 5,904,759. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Delta, where 70 percent live and Edo, where 30 percent live. Beside Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Solomon Islands, where 22 percent live and Cameroon, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malege92193/
Malegheer881/
Malaghe86624/
Malegea86131/
Maleges8678/
Maliege8641/
Mallege8637/
Malegha8621/
Malighe865/
Maleghi865/
Maleger864/
Mealege864/
Mailege863/
Malegye863/
Maleege861/
Maleinge8074/
Maleange8062/
Malagheh8016/
Malaghei8016/
Malegich801/
Maleguer801/
Malighee801/
Meleghea801/
Maleakge801/
Malleger800/
Malega771,579/
Malegi771,536/
Melege7746/
Molege7735/
Malegy774/
Malleguez758/
Mallegues755/
Melighe71356/
Mallega71171/
Maligha71108/
Mailegi7161/
Meleghi7134/
Meleghy7127/
Maleaga7122/
Maleega7117/
Moilege7117/
Malight719/
Mailega715/
Melegie714/
Malighi714/
Molegie712/
Melegeh712/
Mallegi711/
Maliegi711/
Malegid711/
Mahligh711/
Mallegy711/
Maulegi711/
Maloghi711/
Malaghy710/
Malex67112/
Malaghay6740/
Mahlaghi6719/
Maligedh673/
Majlighi672/
Melagheu672/
Maalighi672/
Malleega671/
Mahalegi671/
Molagheu671/
Malligha671/
Melaghie671/
Mahalega671/

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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 Maleghe
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