Mligo Surname

29,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,363 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mligo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mligo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania18,3561:2,884402
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Mligo (10) may also be a first name.

Mligo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mligo is most common in Tanzania. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mligo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 29,225th most common surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 396,860 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mligo live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mligo is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 10 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 18,356 people, or 1 in 2,884. In Tanzania Mligo is most common in: Njombe Region, where 50 percent reside, Iringa Region, where 10 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside and New Zealand, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mligho918/
Mliego911/
Mlaigo911/
Milligo838/
Mhloigo831/
Mliga801,000/
Mlugo80102/
Mlego805/
Melleigo771/
Mlengo73600/
Mligha7377/
Mlegoh733/
Mlaiga732/
Mhlego731/
Milligott710/
Millego6715/
Mellugo6713/
Mellego676/
Milliga675/
Mhleygo672/
Melliga671/
Mhluhgo671/
Mellioga621/
Milligas621/
Milligah621/
Mlega60733/
Mluga608/
Mlenga5518,203/
Mlluga5514/
Mlugha553/
Mlegha553/
Mhlega551/
Mleega551/
Millighaus531/
Mellega50115/
Millega5025/
Mlengah5016/
Melluga506/
M'Lenga506/

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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 Mligo
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