Walegh Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Walegh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Palestine | 3 | 1:1,516,283 | 17,268 |
Walegh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Walegh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Walegh has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Walegh? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,117,718th most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 57 percent of Walegh are found; 57 percent are found in West Africa and 57 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Palestine, where 43 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waleg | 91 | 20 | / |
| Walleigh | 86 | 55 | / |
| Wahleigh | 86 | 0 | / |
| Wayleigh | 86 | 0 | / |
| Balegh | 83 | 913 | / |
| Ualegh | 83 | 7 | / |
| Valegh | 83 | 5 | / |
| Waleag | 83 | 5 | / |
| Walleg | 83 | 2 | / |
| Baleegh | 77 | 196 | / |
| Baleigh | 77 | 11 | / |
| Uhalegh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wahligh | 77 | 0 | / |
| Whatleg | 77 | 0 | / |
| Walek | 73 | 1,199 | / |
| Baleg | 73 | 572 | / |
| Walig | 73 | 62 | / |
| Valeg | 73 | 7 | / |
| Woleg | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weleg | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ualeg | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wheatleg | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bayleigh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wooleigh | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wallaigh | 71 | 0 | / |
| Baligh | 67 | 4,075 | / |
| Wahlig | 67 | 886 | / |
| Wallek | 67 | 559 | / |
| Watlek | 67 | 513 | / |
| Wallig | 67 | 294 | / |
| Waleke | 67 | 158 | / |
| Walike | 67 | 80 | / |
| Velegh | 67 | 72 | / |
| Hwalek | 67 | 60 | / |
| Waleck | 67 | 50 | / |
| Waleik | 67 | 26 | / |
| Waleek | 67 | 22 | / |
| Valekh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wailek | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wallec | 67 | 7 | / |
| Balleg | 67 | 5 | / |
| Baileg | 67 | 4 | / |
| Waleex | 67 | 4 | / |
| Watlex | 67 | 3 | / |
| Baleeg | 67 | 3 | / |
| Waleak | 67 | 2 | / |
| Walicg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Walhig | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baaleg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uelegh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woligh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wolleg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waleschke | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bayleg | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Walegh
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