bin Malek Surname

135,537th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,316 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

bin Malek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

bin Malek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia2,6511:11,1261,208
Bangladesh6311:252,5467,887
Singapore171:323,98313,856
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

bin Malek Last Name Facts

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

The surname bin Malek occurs most in Malaysia. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name bin Malek? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 135,537th most common last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,197,692 people. The surname bin Malek is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of bin Malek reside; 81 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 80 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The last name bin Malek is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is held by 2,651 people, or 1 in 11,126. In Malaysia it is most common in: Selangor, where 15 percent are found, Negeri Sembilan, where 11 percent are found and Pahang, where 10 percent are found. Other than Malaysia bin Malek is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 19 percent are found and Singapore, where 1 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
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