Malayalam Surname
Approximately 357 people bear this surname
Malayalam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Malaysia | 72 | 1:409,642 | 21,284 |
| India | 47 | 1:16,320,540 | 259,912 |
| Iran | 21 | 1:3,656,311 | 102,225 |
| Afghanistan | 7 | 1:4,593,312 | 23,122 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Malayalam (17) may also be a first name.
Malayalam Demographics
Average Malayalam Salary in
United States
$22,917 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Malayalam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malayalam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Malayalam is most common in Saudi Arabia. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Malayalam.
How Common Is The Last Name Malayalam? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 790,102nd most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 20,413,294 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Malayalam are found; 56 percent are found in West Asia and 56 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 17 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Saudi Arabia, where it is carried by 199 people, or 1 in 155,054. Aside from Saudi Arabia Malayalam exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 20 percent live and India, where 13 percent live.
Malayalam Last Name Statistics demography
Malayalam earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 46.89% less than the national average, earning $22,917 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maliyalam | 89 | 5 | / |
| Malayalan | 89 | 2 | / |
| Mailayalan | 84 | 1 | / |
| Malailam | 82 | 1 | / |
| Malajlan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Malileam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Malailan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Malajilan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Malajalyan | 63 | 2 | / |
| Malajolang | 63 | 1 | / |
| Matlailane | 63 | 1 | / |
| Malaileang | 53 | 2 | / |
| Malouelain | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Malayalam
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis