Meligo Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Meligo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meligo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Meligo (16) may also be a first name.

Meligo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Meligo is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meligo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,063,924th most widespread family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. Meligo is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Meligo are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most widespread forename at a global level It is held by 16 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria Meligo is most numerous in: Federal Capital Territory, where 56 percent are found, Lagos, where 22 percent are found and Enugu, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meligos924/
Meliogo921/
Meuligo921/
Moeligou861/
Meuligou861/
Meliga832,104/
Maligo831,629/
Miligo83317/
Melego83251/
Moligo8318/
Melugo8314/
Meeligott801/
Melegos7751/
Miligou7735/
Melegou7717/
Maligoy7717/
Maligoi7714/
Melioga7711/
Malligo7710/
Molligo778/
Meligha776/
Meligas775/
Maliego773/
Meligat772/
Miligoi771/
Miliogo771/
Meligau771/
Melegho771/
Meligah771/
Maleigo771/
Meleago771/
Malleigo7117/
Malligoi7114/
Moëligou711/
Mecelligott711/
Maliga678,030/
Melega671,930/
Malego67427/
Moliga67274/
Milego67144/
Milugo6757/
Meluga6724/
Molego6717/
Malygo6717/
Miliga6714/
Molugo673/
Méliga672/
Malugo672/
Meleighah671/

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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 Meligo
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