Malakhani Surname
Approximately 161 people bear this surname
Malakhani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 141 | 1:544,557 | 31,350 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Malakhani (301) may also be a first name.
Malakhani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malakhani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Malakhani (Hindi: मलखानी, Marathi: मलखाणी, Oriya: ମାଲଖଣି) is found in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Malakhani? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,369,340th most numerous family name globally, held by around 1 in 45,264,260 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Malakhani reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 89 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 507,810th most prevalent forename on earth, borne by 301 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Iran, where it is borne by 141 people, or 1 in 544,557. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Golestan Province, where 64 percent live, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 33 percent live and Fars Province, where 1 percent live. Outside of Iran it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 11 percent live and Afghanistan, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Malakhani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Malakhani in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାଲଖଣି | malakhani | - |
| Malakhani in the Hindi language | ||
| मलखानी | malakhani | 98.97 |
| मलाखानी | malakhani | 0.52 |
| मलखानि | malakhani | 0.52 |
| Malakhani in the Marathi language | ||
| मलखाणी | malakhani | 66.67 |
| मालाखानी | malakhani | 33.33 |
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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 Malakhani
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