Waligo Surname

521,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 624 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Waligo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waligo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda6041:64,6357,350
England61:9,286,343223,652
Swaziland41:324,550996
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Waligo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waligo is found most in Uganda. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waligo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 521,266th most common last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 11,678,759 people. The surname Waligo occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Waligo live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 604 people, or 1 in 64,635. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Kampala District, where 20 percent are found, Wakiso District, where 16 percent are found and Nakasongola District, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Uganda this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found and Swaziland, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waliggo921,236/
Walligo924/
Waliogo922/
Waligoa922/
Waaligo921/
Waligoi921/
Walliggo862/
Walugo83233/
Waliga8391/
Baligo8388/
Walego8316/
Baligou7756/
Balligo7717/
Woligho7711/
Baligho775/
Waligaa772/
Valiego772/
Baligoy771/
Baliggo771/
Waluggo771/
Woligou771/
Valligo771/
Balighoh7176/
Balheigo716/
Valleigo713/
Balligoy712/
Baliga674,141/
Waluga67922/
Walega67719/
Balego67337/
Valiga67303/
Welego67132/
Valego67104/
Weliga6725/
Valugo6717/
Walyga6715/
Boligo6712/
Baalighoh679/
Woliga672/
Wolugo671/
Voligo671/

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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 Waligo
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