Malahani Surname
Approximately 242 people bear this surname
Malahani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 229 | 1:124,371 | 2,348 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Malahani (18) may also be a first name.
Malahani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malahani Come From? nationality or country of origin
Malahani (Hindi: मलहनी) is borne by more people in Nepal than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Malahani? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,038,570th most prevalent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 30,113,826 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Malahani live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Malahani is also the 2,608,198th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 18 people.
It is most commonly used in Nepal, where it is held by 229 people, or 1 in 124,371. In Nepal Malahani is most numerous in: Sagarmatha, where 76 percent reside, Janakpur, where 18 percent reside and Narayani, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Nepal this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 3 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Malahani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Malahani in the Hindi language | ||
| मलहनी | malahani | 75 |
| मलहानी | malahani | 25 |
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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 Malahani
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