Al Malih Surname

402,870th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 871 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Al Malih Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Malih Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen4901:53,9294,205
United Arab Emirates2311:39,6644,133
Tunisia561:10,9041,803
Syria471:410,6604,929
Lebanon371:152,3547,395
Palestine51:909,77015,190
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Al Malih Last Name Facts

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

The surname Al Malih has its highest incidence in Yemen. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Malih? popularity and diffusion

Al Malih is the 402,870th most frequent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 8,366,872 people. Al Malih is mostly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Al Malih are found; 93 percent are found in West Asia and 83 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.

The surname Al Malih is most frequently used in Yemen, where it is borne by 490 people, or 1 in 53,929. In Yemen it is mostly found in: Abyan Governorate, where 48 percent live, 'Amran Governorate, where 44 percent live and Sana'a Governorate, where 7 percent live. Outside of Yemen it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 27 percent live and Tunisia, where 6 percent live.

Al Malih Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Al Malih surname is primarily Sunni (90%) in Lebanon.

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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 Al Malih
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