Malawai Surname
Approximately 211 people bear this surname
Malawai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 170 | 1:415,520 | 72,834 |
| Indonesia | 21 | 1:6,297,581 | 275,398 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Malawai (65) may also be a first name.
Malawai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malawai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Malawai is found most in Thailand. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Malawai.
How Common Is The Last Name Malawai? popularity and diffusion
Malawai is the 1,140,742nd most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 34,538,132 people. The last name Malawai occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Malawai live; 91 percent live in Southeast Asia and 81 percent live in Tai-Asia. It is also the 1,212,820th most widely held given name at a global level, borne by 65 people.
Malawai is most frequently occurring in Thailand, where it is carried by 170 people, or 1 in 415,520. In Thailand it is mostly concentrated in: Sakon Nakhon Province, where 72 percent live, Nong Khai Province, where 21 percent live and Bangkok, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Thailand Malawai occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 10 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent live.
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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 Malawai
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