Mallegas Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Mallegas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mallegas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile1141:154,5305,235
Peru101:3,178,41230,046
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768

Mallegas Last Name Facts

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

Mallegas is borne by more people in Chile than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mallegas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mallegas is the 1,596,935th most common last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 57,382,251 people. The surname Mallegas occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Mallegas live; 98 percent live in South America and 89 percent live in Hispanic Southern America.

It is most frequently used in Chile, where it is carried by 114 people, or 1 in 154,530. In Chile Mallegas is primarily found in: Coquimbo Region, where 54 percent reside, Antofagasta Region, where 17 percent reside and Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 10 percent reside. Besides Chile this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Peru, where 8 percent reside and Ecuador, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mallega93171/
Malegas934/
Mollegas88361/
Malegase8879/
Malleega881/
Malaegas881/
Mallegos881/
Malega861,579/
Mmalegase8211/
Mallegaud825/
Malegasse824/
Malliga80243/
Mgalega80201/
Malagas80176/
Maligas80145/
Mollega8095/
Matlega8070/
Maleaga8022/
Malegha8021/
Maleega8017/
Mallego8011/
Mailega805/
Malegat801/
Maleuga801/
Malegos801/
Maleanga75287/
Mallegho7517/
Malleigo7517/
Mollegai7516/
Mollagas7510/
Malegaud758/
Matlekga754/
Malligau753/
Malagais751/
Maliggas751/
Malligha751/
Mahalega751/
Malleshgaud744/
Maliga718,030/
Malego71427/
Malyga71359/
Molega719/
Mollegaud713/
Mollegaai711/
Mallaigah711/
Mallegoud711/
Maligat67989/
Maligad67368/
Maligha67108/
Maligay6771/
Malagos6767/
Melegos6751/
Maligos6735/
Maligai6723/
Mailiga6718/
Malioga6712/
Malligo6710/
Molliga6710/
Maleugo6710/
Meilega675/
Maaliga675/
Meligas675/
Mahliga674/
Maliego673/
Malegou673/
Malegho673/
Mailego673/
Maligaj672/
Maligau672/
Mhaliga672/
Malihga671/
Maligga671/
Maleigo671/
Malagás671/
Malayga671/
Malygay671/
Mayliga671/

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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 Mallegas
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