Malamaye Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Malamaye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malamaye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754

Malamaye Last Name Facts

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

Malamaye occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malamaye? popularity and diffusion

Malamaye is the 4,649,889th most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Malamaye are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 2,307,674. In Cameroon Malamaye is mostly found in: Far North Region, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 50 percent reside.

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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 Malamaye
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