Malaianu Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Malaianu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malaianu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1611:124,70713,682
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Mălăianu (70) & Mäläianu (1) are calculated separately.

Malaianu Last Name Facts

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

Malaianu is most common in Romania. It can also appear as: Mălăianu or Mäläianu. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Malaianu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,343,156th most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 43,900,879 people. The surname Malaianu occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Malaianu reside; 97 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 97 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Romania, where it is borne by 161 people, or 1 in 124,707. In Romania it is primarily concentrated in: Gorj County, where 83 percent reside, Bucharest Municipality, where 17 percent reside and Constanța County, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Romania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Greece, where 2 percent reside and Austria, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mălăianu9270/
Mäläianu921/
Malainou8830/
Malgainu883/
Malainus882/
Maliyangu8242/
Maleanu8013/
Malineu801/
Maleangu75164/
Maliyonu7512/
Malienou752/
Maliengu751/
Maleyangu7182/
Mahaleanu716/
Mahlaungu714/
Moleanu6745/
Molineu6743/
Maluenu671/
Malgayeenu671/
Maloynu671/
Maluengu634/
Malounnu633/
Mmolaenu631/
Mollineu631/
Maloungou591,201/
Măhăleanu591/
Motlounu508/
Molowenu501/

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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 Malaianu
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