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 last name Maldives is more commonly found in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Maldives.
How Common Is The Last Name Maldives? popularity and diffusion
Maldives is the 10,311,814th most frequently used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Maldives occurs mostly 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 common given name worldwide It is held by 16 people.
The last name is most common in Afghanistan, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 16,076,592. In Afghanistan it is mostly concentrated in: Khost, where 50 percent reside and Paktika, where 50 percent reside. Apart from Afghanistan this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 33 percent reside.
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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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