Malugu Surname

42,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,328 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Malugu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malugu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania11,8671:4,461612
India4011:1,912,88166,545
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England11:55,718,059489,080
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Malugu (3,160) may also be a first name.

Malugu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Malugu (Oriya: ମାଲୁଗୁ) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Malugu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 42,308th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 591,138 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Malugu live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Malugu is also the 127,932nd most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 3,160 people.

Malugu is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 11,867 people, or 1 in 4,461. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Simiyu Region, where 35 percent are found, Dodoma Region, where 18 percent are found and Tabora Region, where 9 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also found in India, where 3 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malungu923,919/
Mallugu9275/
Malughu9250/
Maalugu928/
Malaugu927/
Mailugu924/
Maulugu921/
Malugud921/
Malyugu921/
Maliungu867/
Mahlaugu863/
Malungou861/
Malungau861/
Malougou861/
Malugoud861/
Maallugu861/
Maulungu861/
Molugu832,783/
Melugu8389/
Maligu8316/
Malogu831/
Maloungou801,201/
Mahlaungu804/
M'Malungu804/
Molungu77427/
Moolugu7710/
Mollugu778/
Moulugu773/
Mallogu771/
Molgugu771/
Moelugu771/
Melougou7113/
Mohlungu712/
Molougou711/
Mologu674/
Moulougou672/
Meloughou671/
Mouloungou6310/
Maligau622/
Malligau573/

Malugu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malugu in the Oriya language
ମାଲୁଗୁmalugu-

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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 Malugu
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