Maligay Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Maligay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maligay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines591:1,715,902111,316
India101:76,706,538639,611
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Maligay (68) may also be a first name.

Maligay Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maligay is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maligay? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,255,512th most frequent family name globally, held by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Maligay reside; 83 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 82 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,181,159th most frequently held given name throughout the world, held by 68 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 1,715,902. In The Philippines it is mostly found in: Zamboanga Peninsula, where 66 percent are found, Caraga, where 15 percent are found and Calabarzon, where 3 percent are found. Other than The Philippines this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 14 percent are found and Taiwan, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maligaya935,812/
Maligayo9317/
Maligaye931/
Maliga928,030/
Malaigaya881/
Maligat86989/
Maligad86368/
Malliga86243/
Maligas86145/
Maligha86108/
Maligae8630/
Maligai8623/
Moligay8621/
Mailiga8618/
Maligoy8617/
Maliuga8616/
Malioga8612/
Maaliga865/
Mahliga864/
Malugay864/
Meligay863/
Mhaliga862/
Maligaj862/
Maligau862/
Maligey861/
Maligga861/
Malygay861/
Mayliga861/
Malihga861/
Malaygay80160/
Maligaud8059/
Maliogha8058/
Mahligai8043/
Maligiya8010/
Malegaye804/
Malligau803/
Mahaliga801/
Malyuiga801/
Malligha801/
Maligapp801/
Maliggas801/
Maligeya801/
Maligija801/
Malugayo801/
Matlhiga801/
Malaigai801/
Meliga772,104/
Malige772,008/
Malega771,579/
Maluga771,303/
Maligi77728/
Malyga77359/
Moliga77274/
Malegy774/
Méliga772/
Maligaudt751/
Mallaigah751/
Maloingha751/
Malyuga711,343/
Maliger71438/
Mgalega71201/
Meliguy71183/
Mallega71171/
Maligit71171/
Malegea71131/
Maliges71118/
Maligid7193/
Malegae7177/
Matlega7170/
Mouliga7162/
Mallige7141/
Maliege7141/
Maligoj7132/
Maligie7130/
Mahlige7123/
Maluega7123/
Maleaga7122/
Malegha7121/
Maliged7118/
Malligi7117/
Maleega7117/
Meleigy7114/
Moligai7114/
Maligoi7114/
Molliga7110/
Malluga716/
Meligha716/
Maelega715/
Mailega715/
Malighe715/
Mooliga714/
Malighi714/
Maliogi714/
Malegas714/
Meliegy714/
Maligui713/
Malegye713/
Malugga712/
Maligou712/
Mallegy711/
Meligau711/
Maaluga711/
Meligah711/
Maliget711/
Malaige711/
Malaigi711/
Malayga711/
Malegat711/
Maliegi711/
Maluuga711/
Malugoy711/
Maleuga711/
Moligau711/
Maleanga67287/
Maluegha67151/
Mallegas67127/
Maleinge6774/
Maliguid6750/
Malegeya6725/
Mahalige6714/
Malligoi6714/
Malegaud678/
Maliguez677/
Maluegah676/
Malliger675/
Matlekga674/
Maligedh673/
Malegoia673/
Maalighi672/
Majlighi672/
Malegawe671/
Mailigui671/
Malighee671/
Maligued671/
Maliguis671/
Malligid671/
Malleega671/
Malugoya671/
Melaiguy671/
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 Maligay
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