Malayam Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Malayam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 32 | 1:23,970,793 | 327,222 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Malayam (150) may also be a first name.
Malayam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malayam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Malayam (Hindi: मलायम, Marathi: मलायम, Oriya: ମଳୟମ) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Malayam? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,141,416th most common last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name Malayam is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Malayam live; 92 percent live in South Asia and 82 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 752,187th most frequent given name worldwide It is held by 150 people.
The surname Malayam is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 23,970,793. In India it is most prevalent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 63 percent live, Kerala, where 22 percent live and Gujarat, where 9 percent live. Other than India Malayam exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 10 percent live and Malaysia, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Malayam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Malayam in the Hindi language | ||
| मलायम | malayama | - |
| Malayam in the Oriya language | ||
| ମଳୟମ | malayama | - |
| Malayam in the Marathi language | ||
| मलायम | malayama | 50 |
| मलयम | malayama | 50 |
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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 Malayam
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