Malami Surname
Approximately 42,652 people bear this surname
Malami Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 41,202 | 1:4,299 | 576 |
| DR Congo | 520 | 1:142,076 | 15,019 |
| Niger | 471 | 1:40,747 | 2,172 |
| Greece | 257 | 1:43,112 | 6,960 |
| Iran | 37 | 1:2,075,203 | 73,016 |
| Papua New Guinea | 23 | 1:354,509 | 47,011 |
| Indonesia | 22 | 1:6,011,327 | 267,290 |
| India | 21 | 1:36,526,923 | 420,161 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Cameroon | 16 | 1:1,298,067 | 76,941 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| Afghanistan | 10 | 1:3,215,318 | 18,974 |
| Benin | 10 | 1:1,033,560 | 48,353 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Malami (28,002) may also be a first name.
Malami Demographics
Malami Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Malami Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malami Come From? nationality or country of origin
Malami (Hindi: मलमी, Marathi: मलामी, Oriya: ମାଲମି) occurs most in Nigeria. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Malami? popularity and diffusion
It is the 13,146th most common family name internationally, held by around 1 in 170,861 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Malami are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Malami is also the 29,406th most frequently held given name internationally. It is borne by 28,002 people.
Malami is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 41,202 people, or 1 in 4,299. In Nigeria Malami is most prevalent in: Sokoto, where 49 percent are found, Kebbi, where 16 percent are found and Katsina, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and Niger, where 1 percent are found.
Malami Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Muslim (98%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Malami Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Malami in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାଲମି | malami | 75 |
| ମାଲାମି | malami | 25 |
| Malami in the Hindi language | ||
| मलमी | malami | 50 |
| मालमी | malami | 33.33 |
| मलामी | malami | 16.67 |
| Malami in the Marathi language | ||
| मलामी | malami | 28.57 |
| माळमी | malami | 28.57 |
| मळगी | malagi | 28.57 |
| मळमी | malami | 14.29 |
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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 Malami
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