Malegi Surname
Approximately 1,536 people bear this surname
Malegi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,508 | 1:35,107 | 4,095 |
| Afghanistan | 14 | 1:2,296,656 | 15,575 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Malegi (343) may also be a first name.
Malegi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malegi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Malegi (Hindi: मालेगी) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Malegi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Malegi is the 256,621st most frequent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,744,496 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Malegi live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 471,283rd most commonly held given name worldwide, borne by 343 people.
The surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,508 people, or 1 in 35,107. In Tanzania Malegi is most frequent in: Simiyu Region, where 87 percent reside, Shinyanga Region, where 7 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 5 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 1 percent reside and Indonesia, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Malegi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Malegi in the Hindi language | ||
| मालेगी | malegi | - |
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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 Malegi
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