Malayeh Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Malayeh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 20 | 1:3,839,126 | 105,129 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
Malayeh (12) may also be a first name.
Malayeh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malayeh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Malayeh is more commonly found in Iran than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Malayeh? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,034,050th most common family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. Malayeh is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Malayeh are found; 83 percent are found in South Asia and 83 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 12 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Iran, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 3,839,126. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 90 percent live, Khuzestan Province, where 5 percent live and Tehran Province, where 5 percent live. Not including Iran this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 8 percent live and Germany, where 4 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 Malayeh
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