Maligu Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Maligu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maligu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Maligu (12) may also be a first name.

Maligu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maligu is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maligu? popularity and diffusion

Maligu is the 4,908,606th most commonly used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 38 percent of Maligu are found; 38 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 38 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 12 people.

Maligu is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 1,358,953. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Madang, where 100 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea Maligu occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found and The Philippines, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maliogu9216/
Maligau922/
Maligou922/
Maligaud8659/
Malligau863/
Malugu8312,328/
Malegu833/
Maligaudt801/
Majligudd801/
Mallugu7775/
Malughu7750/
Malegus7722/
Maalugu778/
Mailugu774/
Malegou773/
Moligau771/
Malyugu771/
Meligau771/
Maulugu771/
Mahlegu771/
Maleangu71164/
Malegaud718/
Moeligou711/
Moëligou711/
Meuligou711/
Malegoud711/
Maallugu711/
Molugu672,783/
Melugu6789/
Mallegaud675/
Melegu674/
Mallegoud671/
Maslehgouh631/
Melegou6217/
Moolugu6210/
Mollugu628/
Moelugu621/
Malleshgaud594/
Malleshgoud591/
Meuligoe574/

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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
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  • 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 Maligu
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