Maldives Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Maldives Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Maldives (16) may also be a first name.
Maldives Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maldives Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Maldives occurs in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Maldives? popularity and diffusion
The last name Maldives is the 10,311,814th most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Maldives are found; 67 percent are found in South Asia and 67 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Maldives is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly used forename globally, borne by 16 people.
This last name is most frequent in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 16,076,592. In Afghanistan it is mostly found in: Khost, where 50 percent are found and Paktika, where 50 percent are found. Other than Afghanistan this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Malaysia, where 33 percent are found.
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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 Maldives
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