Maalim Ali Surname

897,852nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 298 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Maalim Ali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maalim Ali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia2941:45,7552,122
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165

Maalim Ali Last Name Facts

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

Maalim Ali is held by more people in Somalia than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Maalim Ali.

How Common Is The Last Name Maalim Ali? popularity and diffusion

It is the 897,852nd most widespread family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 24,454,852 people. Maalim Ali is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maalim Ali reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Cushitic Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in Somalia, where it is held by 294 people, or 1 in 45,755. Aside from Somalia this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 1 percent reside.

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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 Maalim Ali
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