Maligha Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Maligha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maligha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda981:398,36024,962
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Maligha (13) may also be a first name.

Maligha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maligha is found most frequently in Uganda. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maligha? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,765,740th most commonly held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. The last name Maligha occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Maligha are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Maligha is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring forename internationally It is held by 13 people.

This surname is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 98 people, or 1 in 398,360. In Uganda Maligha is mostly found in: Mayuge District, where 36 percent live, Namutumba District, where 29 percent live and Butaleja District, where 16 percent live. Beside Uganda this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 4 percent live and Kenya, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maliogha9358/
Malligha931/
Maliga928,030/
Maloingha881/
Maligat86989/
Maligad86368/
Malliga86243/
Maligas86145/
Maligay8671/
Maligai8623/
Malegha8621/
Mailiga8618/
Maliuga8616/
Malioga8612/
Meligha866/
Maaliga865/
Malighe865/
Mahliga864/
Malighi864/
Mhaliga862/
Maligaj862/
Maligau862/
Maligga861/
Mayliga861/
Malihga861/
Maligaya805,812/
Maluegha80151/
Maligaud8059/
Mahligai8043/
Malligau803/
Maligedh803/
Maalighi802/
Majlighi802/
Mahaliga801/
Malyuiga801/
Maligapp801/
Maliggas801/
Malighee801/
Matlhiga801/
Malaigai801/
Meliga772,104/
Malige772,008/
Maligo771,629/
Malega771,579/
Maluga771,303/
Maligi77728/
Malyga77359/
Moliga77274/
Méliga772/
Maligaudt751/
Meleighah751/
Malaigaya751/
Mallaigah751/
Malyuga711,343/
Maliger71438/
Molighi71273/
Mgalega71201/
Mallega71171/
Maligit71171/
Malegea71131/
Maliges71118/
Maligid7193/
Matlega7170/
Maligod7169/
Mouliga7162/
Melugha7149/
Maligot7143/
Mallige7141/
Maliege7141/
Maleghe7141/
Maligos7135/
Maligoj7132/
Maligie7130/
Mahlige7123/
Maluega7123/
Maleaga7122/
Moligay7121/
Maliged7118/
Maligoy7117/
Malligi7117/
Maleega7117/
Moligai7114/
Maligoi7114/
Malligo7110/
Molliga7110/
Malluga716/
Maelega715/
Maliogo715/
Maleghi715/
Mailega715/
Mooliga714/
Maliogi714/
Malugay714/
Malegas714/
Maliego713/
Maligui713/
Malegho713/
Meligay713/
Malugga712/
Maligou712/
Maligey711/
Meligau711/
Maaluga711/
Meligah711/
Maliget711/
Maleigo711/
Malaige711/
Malaigi711/
Malayga711/
Malegat711/
Maliegi711/
Maluuga711/
Malygay711/
Maleuga711/
Moligau711/
Maleanga67287/
Malaygay67160/
Mallegas67127/
Maleinge6774/
Maliguid6750/
Motlighi6729/
Mallegho6717/
Malleigo6717/
Mahalige6714/
Malligoi6714/
Malegaud678/
Maliguez677/
Maluegah676/
Malliger675/
Matlekga674/
Malligod673/
Mallikghosh673/
Malegich671/
Mailigui671/
Maligued671/
Maliguis671/
Malligid671/
Malleega671/
Meleghea671/

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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 Maligha
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