Mwaliga Surname

1,785,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mwaliga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwaliga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1051:504,20633,569
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Mwaliga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwaliga is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwaliga? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,785,358th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 68,750,433 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwaliga are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

It is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 504,206. In Tanzania it is most common in: Morogoro Region, where 90 percent are found, Pwani Region, where 9 percent are found and Kilimanjaro Region, where 1 percent are found. Beside Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwalioga931/
Mwailigha881/
Mwaluga86134/
Mbaliga866/
Mwalugha80928/
Mwalegha80119/
Mwalyoga8093/
Mwaligho802/
Mbailiga801/
Mbaaliga801/
Mwaliego801/
Mwahalega755/
Mwalugo7190/
Mboliga715/
Mbaligo714/
Mwelega711/
Mwalygo711/
Mwalugho67234/
Mwailege671/
Mbalego575/
Mbolega574/
Mboligo572/
Mbalege571/
Mboligie531/

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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 Mwaliga
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