Malayen Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Malayen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Malayen (9) may also be a first name.
Malayen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malayen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Malayen occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Malayen? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,968,613th most widely held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Malayen is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Malayen are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,941,740th most common forename at a global level, borne by 9 people.
The last name Malayen is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya Malayen is most common in: Kajiado County, where 50 percent live and Narok County, where 50 percent live. Other than Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 25 percent live and South Africa, where 25 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 Malayen
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