Abdul Malek Surname
Approximately 79 people bear this surname
Abdul Malek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 29 | 1:1,017,042 | 45,504 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Abdul Malek (23) may also be a first name.
Abdul Malek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abdul Malek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Abdul Malek is borne by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Abdul Malek? popularity and diffusion
The last name Abdul Malek is the 2,121,169th most frequent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 85 percent of Abdul Malek reside; 59 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 37 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,239,265th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 23 people.
Abdul Malek is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 1,017,042. In Malaysia Abdul Malek is most frequent in: Selangor, where 52 percent are found, Sarawak, where 24 percent are found and Negeri Sembilan, where 14 percent are found. Not including Malaysia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 25 percent are found and Singapore, where 22 percent are found.
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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 Abdul Malek
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