Ngaliga Surname

878,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 307 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Ngaliga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngaliga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2781:190,43716,384
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128
Solomon Islands81:72,50414,153
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
England11:55,718,059489,080
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Ngaliga Last Name Facts

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

Ngaliga is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngaliga? popularity and diffusion

Ngaliga is the 878,878th most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 23,737,935 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Ngaliga reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 278 people, or 1 in 190,437. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Simiyu Region, where 69 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 26 percent are found and Pwani Region, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 6 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngaligha931/
Galiga92913/
Naliga9242/
Ngoliga861,321/
Galiega8653/
Nealiga8632/
Gnaliga8631/
Galliga867/
Naluiga865/
Galigaa864/
Ngalega864/
Naligga862/
Galigad862/
Galigah861/
Ghaliga861/
Nalliga861/
Galigay861/
Gaaliga861/
Galigas860/
Gagliega8018/
Galigaud805/
Gnalliga802/
Naligach802/
Galaigha801/
Galleiga801/
Naligaud801/
Galligas800/
Galligah800/
Galigo77398/
Galyga77264/
Galega77239/
Goliga7731/
Naligo7729/
Noliga774/
Galêga771/
Galligaha750/
Gallega711,365/
Galiego711,130/
Galligo71176/
Naligoi71122/
Galegau71102/
Gosliga7189/
Naliggo7173/
Ngalaigued7117/
Galeigo7113/
Galhega7111/
Galigop714/
Nalligo713/
Galiogo713/
Nalaigo712/
Gouliga712/
Galligó712/
Ngoligi712/
Ngalego711/
Galigou711/
Naliogo711/
Ngoligo711/
Galeaga711/
Ngeligo711/
Nouliga711/
Ngalege711/
Galigho711/
Ngelega711/
Ngoluga711/
Galegah710/
Galigos710/
Goligay710/
Galligos67126/
Gallegas6784/
Galheigo6763/
Galhiego6751/
Galliego6749/
Galligot6713/
Gallegoa6713/
Gagliego673/
Ngalegou671/
Ngaleget671/
Ngoulega671/
Galleigo671/
Galliogo671/

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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
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  • 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 Ngaliga
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