Malaf Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Malaf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 17 | 1:4,516,619 | 115,816 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
Malaf (14) may also be a first name.
Malaf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malaf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Malaf (Hindi: मालफ, Marathi: मालफ) occurs more in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Malaf? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,882,373rd most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname Malaf occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Malaf reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 65 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Malaf is also the 3,024,661st most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 14 people.
It is most commonly used in Iran, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 4,516,619. In Iran Malaf is mostly found in: Tehran Province, where 53 percent are found, Ardabil Province, where 41 percent are found and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 6 percent are found. Other than Iran this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 31 percent are found and Italy, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Malaf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Malaf in the Hindi language | ||
| मालफ | malapha | 66.67 |
| मलफ | malapha | 33.33 |
| Malaf in the Marathi language | ||
| मालफ | malapha | 63.64 |
| मलफ | malapha | 18.18 |
| मालाफ | malapha | 18.18 |
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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 Malaf
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