Maleesa Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Maleesa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Maleesa (94) may also be a first name.
Maleesa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maleesa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Maleesa is held by more people in The Maldives than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Maleesa? popularity and diffusion
Maleesa is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Maleesa occurs predominantly in Asia, where 75 percent of Maleesa are found; 50 percent are found in South Asia and 50 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Maleesa is also the 980,251st most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 94 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in The Maldives, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 202,086. In The Maldives Maleesa is most frequent in: Alif Alif Atoll, where 50 percent reside and Haa Dhaalu Atoll, where 50 percent reside. Beside The Maldives this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 25 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 Maleesa
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