Malayer Surname

775,315th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 366 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Malayer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malayer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran3301:232,67417,973
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Colombia121:3,981,17316,511
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Malayer Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Malayer Come From? nationality or country of origin

Malayer is carried by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malayer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Malayer is the 775,315th most commonly held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 19,911,328 people. The surname Malayer is predominantly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Malayer are found; 90 percent are found in South Asia and 90 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

The last name is most widely held in Iran, where it is carried by 330 people, or 1 in 232,674. In Iran Malayer is most common in: Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 77 percent live, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 5 percent live and Tehran Province, where 5 percent live. Other than Iran this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent live and Colombia, where 3 percent live.

Malayer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Malayer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Malayer surname increased 314 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Malayer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Malayer surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Malayer earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 4.27% more than the national average, earning $23,672,800 COP per year and in United States they earn 26.1% more than the national average, earning $54,411 USD per year.

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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 Malayer
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