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 surname Waligo occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Waligo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waligo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Waligo is the 521,266th most common surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 11,678,759 people. The surname Waligo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Waligo live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 604 people, or 1 in 64,635. In Uganda Waligo is most prevalent in: Kampala District, where 20 percent live, Wakiso District, where 16 percent live and Nakasongola District, where 10 percent live. Beside Uganda this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live and Swaziland, where 1 percent live.

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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