Malefiya Surname
145,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 3,059 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia
Malefiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 3,059 | 1:31,888 | 3,759 |
Malefiya (27) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malefiyahs | 89 | 1 | / |
| Malafiya | 88 | 23 | / |
| Malefiye | 88 | 1 | / |
| Malefiea | 88 | 1 | / |
| Malofiya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mailafiya | 82 | 2,002 | / |
| Mailifiya | 82 | 5 | / |
| Mallafiya | 82 | 2 | / |
| Maliafiya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Malaifiya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Maylafiya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Malefye | 80 | 94 | / |
| Malefoy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Malefoa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Malefaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Malafaia | 75 | 2,925 | / |
| Malafaya | 75 | 1,187 | / |
| Melafiya | 75 | 6 | / |
| Malafáia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maledfai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Malafeya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Malafoia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mallefait | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mailafaya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mailafaia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meilafiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maillefaud | 67 | 326 | / |
| Malafey | 67 | 280 | / |
| Malafei | 67 | 183 | / |
| Malofey | 67 | 159 | / |
| Malafay | 67 | 150 | / |
| Malofei | 67 | 97 | / |
| Malafai | 67 | 53 | / |
| Molefie | 67 | 7 | / |
| Malefou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Malafau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mallefeydt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Malefeu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Malefiya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis