Maligaya Surname

83,312th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,812 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Maligaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maligaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines5,5831:18,1332,156
United States1051:3,451,990194,849
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
England131:4,286,005132,302
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Guam11:160,1214,893
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643

Maligaya (172) may also be a first name.

Maligaya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maligaya (Marathi: मलीगया) is found in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maligaya? popularity and diffusion

Maligaya is the 83,312th most numerous last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,253,879 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Maligaya live; 96 percent live in Southeast Asia and 95 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Maligaya is also the 696,764th most common given name internationally It is held by 172 people.

Maligaya is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is held by 5,583 people, or 1 in 18,133. In The Philippines it is primarily found in: Calabarzon, where 73 percent are found, National Capital Region, where 9 percent are found and Mimaropa, where 6 percent are found. Outside of The Philippines Maligaya occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Singapore, where 1 percent are found.

Maligaya Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Maligaya surname are 29.12% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 82.35% registered with the political party.

Maligaya earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.69% more than the national average, earning $46,036 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malaigaya941/
Maligay9371/
Maligayo8817/
Maligiya8810/
Maligeya881/
Maligaye881/
Maliga868,030/
Malliga80243/
Maligha80108/
Maligae8030/
Maligai8023/
Moligay8021/
Mailiga8018/
Maligoy8017/
Maaliga805/
Malugay804/
Meligay803/
Maligaj802/
Mhaliga802/
Maligau802/
Mayliga801/
Maligey801/
Malihga801/
Malygay801/
Maligga801/
Malaygay75160/
Maligaud7559/
Mahligai7543/
Malegeya7525/
Malegaye754/
Malligau753/
Malugoya751/
Malyuiga751/
Malligha751/
Maligija751/
Malugayo751/
Malaigai751/
Malige712,008/
Malega711,579/
Maligi71728/
Malyga71359/
Moliga71274/
Malegy714/
Maligaudt711/
Maliger67438/
Mallega67171/
Maligit67171/
Malegea67131/
Maliges67118/
Maligid6793/
Malegae6777/
Mouliga6762/
Mallige6741/
Maliege6741/
Maligoj6732/
Maligie6730/
Mahlige6723/
Maleaga6722/
Malegha6721/
Maliged6718/
Malligi6717/
Maleega6717/
Moligai6714/
Maligoi6714/
Molliga6710/
Mailega675/
Malighe675/
Mooliga674/
Malighi674/
Maliogi674/
Malegye673/
Maligui673/
Maligou672/
Moligau671/
Mallegy671/
Meligau671/
Malugoy671/
Maliget671/
Malaige671/
Malaigi671/
Malayga671/
Maliegi671/

Maligaya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maligaya in the Marathi language
मलीगयाmaligaya-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Maligaya
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