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 or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Malahani.
How Common Is The Last Name Malahani? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,038,570th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 30,113,826 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Malahani live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,608,198th most widespread first name globally, held by 18 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Nepal, where it is borne by 229 people, or 1 in 124,371. In Nepal Malahani is most prevalent in: Sagarmatha, where 76 percent are found, Janakpur, where 18 percent are found and Narayani, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Nepal this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 3 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.
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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