Ulega Surname

1,185,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ulega Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ulega Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania841:630,25738,555
Uganda771:507,00428,868
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ulega Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ulega (Marathi: उलेगा) is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ulega click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ulega? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ulega is the 1,185,157th most numerous last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 36,437,730 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Ulega live; 81 percent live in East Africa and 51 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 84 people, or 1 in 630,257. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 99 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 39 percent reside and The Philippines, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ullega9138/
Ulegah9112/
Hulega9110/
Gulega918/
Oulega914/
Uliega914/
Aulega911/
Ugliega8310/
Uleagai836/
Ullegad833/
Ouleiga831/
Huleaga831/
Olega802,341/
Ulaga80641/
Ulego80330/
Ilega80227/
Uloga8093/
Uliga8038/
Ulegi8036/
Ulege807/
Aulegaud771/
Ulleanga771/
Ullegadd771/
Hulegass770/
Oleaga732,492/
Hilega73333/
Ulloga73261/
Hulege73130/
Guliga73126/
Oulego7394/
Hulegi7388/
Ilegah7361/
Uligad7345/
Uligaj7330/
Ouliga7330/
Gulyga7323/
Ullaga7323/
Ulagay7320/
Ollega7318/
Ullegi7313/
Ilegha7311/
Ulagaj739/
Ilegay737/
Illega737/
Uloego736/
Ullege736/
Oliega735/
Uleged734/
Uleghe734/
Ulaiga734/
Uleego734/
Olegah733/
Uligau733/
Gulege733/
Ilehga732/
Hulaga732/
Ulagha732/
Uliaga732/
Aulaga731/
Ulagah731/
Șuliga731/
Uleuge731/
Uilaga731/
Ilegai731/
Ileaga731/
Ulliga731/
Uleghi731/
Uleage731/
Uligha731/
Ulegot730/
Hileaga6735/
Gullege6733/
Houlaga6722/
Uligapp6714/
Ulahaga674/
Gouliga672/
Hillega672/
Oulegui671/
Heulaga671/
Ileghay671/
Hulegoi671/
Hulloga671/
Ullagha671/
Illegah671/
Oleigha671/
Ileagha671/
Ulligad671/
Auliege671/
Ullahga671/
Gullego671/

Ulega Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ulega in the Marathi language
उलेगाulega-

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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 Ulega
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