Waligi Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Waligi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waligi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda291:1,346,18251,611
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710

Waligi (14) may also be a first name.

Waligi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waligi is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waligi? popularity and diffusion

Waligi is the 2,635,433rd most frequently used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 54 percent of Waligi reside; 54 percent reside in East Africa and 54 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Waligi is also the 3,024,661st most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 14 people.

This last name is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 1,346,182. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Butaleja District, where 97 percent live and Rakai District, where 3 percent live. Aside from Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 37 percent live and Afghanistan, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waligia924/
Waligie923/
Waligoi921/
Walidgis864/
Baligi83346/
Valigi83327/
Walisi83200/
Waliji83122/
Waliga8391/
Walizi8316/
Walige839/
Walugi833/
Walegi832/
Walaisi771,522/
Waliezi77127/
Wailegi7758/
Walidji7742/
Balighi7716/
Walizai7712/
Waliger778/
Walizei776/
Waligaa772/
Waligoa772/
Valligi772/
Walicui771/
Waligye771/
Walizie771/
Waleizi771/
Waligeh771/
Woligie771/
Waylegi771/
Walijai771/
Wallici770/
Wallegie7116/
Walaijai7112/
Waslidge718/
Waliezie711/
Walliger711/
Walhidge710/
Wallidge710/
Valisi671,666/
Balige671,147/
Walega67719/
Walesi67560/
Balizi67443/
Valige67155/
Wolisi67130/
Waliza67109/
Valiji6794/
Valici6756/
Walege6754/
Waluge6743/
Walize6722/
Valizi6720/
Walezi6719/
Veligi6717/
Walyga6715/
Balegi6710/
Walise676/
Voligi674/
Boligi673/
Walijy672/
Valegi672/
Waleji672/
Woliga672/
Walije672/
Welige672/
Ualisi671/
Valugi671/
Welegi671/
Walexi671/

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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 Waligi
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