Malayah Surname
Approximately 64 people bear this surname
Malayah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 39 | 1:113,039 | 8,770 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 15 | 1:90,932 | 6,341 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
Malayah (80) may also be a first name.
Malayah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malayah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Malayah occurs most in Liberia. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Malayah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,394,033rd most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Malayah live; 61 percent live in West Africa and 61 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Malayah is also the 1,075,395th most frequent given name worldwide It is held by 80 people.
It is most frequently held in Liberia, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 113,039. In Liberia Malayah is primarily concentrated in: Lofa County, where 85 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 13 percent are found and Sinoe County, where 3 percent are found. Barring Liberia it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Trinidad and Tobago, where 23 percent are found and Malaysia, where 9 percent are found.
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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 Malayah
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