Malei Surname
Approximately 1,359 people bear this surname
Malei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 448 | 1:103,080 | 8,967 |
| Ukraine | 298 | 1:152,761 | 21,242 |
| India | 211 | 1:3,635,381 | 101,965 |
| Lesotho | 131 | 1:15,516 | 3,378 |
| Papua New Guinea | 79 | 1:103,212 | 13,927 |
| Romania | 57 | 1:352,243 | 30,194 |
| Indonesia | 22 | 1:6,011,327 | 267,290 |
| China | 12 | 1:113,943,464 | 5,994 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Nepal | 12 | 1:2,373,413 | 8,828 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Malei (209) may also be a first name.
Malei Demographics
Average Malei Salary in
South Africa
R 102,408
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Malei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Malei (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﻟﻲ, Hindi: मालेई, Oriya: ମେଳଇ) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Malei? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 283,476th most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 5,362,433 people. The surname Malei is predominantly found in Africa, where 45 percent of Malei reside; 34 percent reside in East Africa and 22 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Malei is also the 625,736th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 209 people.
The surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 448 people, or 1 in 103,080. In Kenya Malei is mostly found in: Kajiado County, where 39 percent are found, Machakos County, where 32 percent are found and Makueni County, where 17 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this surname is found in 31 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 22 percent are found and India, where 16 percent are found.
Malei Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Malei last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Malei earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 56.91% less than the national average, earning R 102,408 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Malei Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Malei in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺎﻟﻲ | maly | - |
| Malei in the Hindi language | ||
| मालेई | male'i | - |
| Malei in the Oriya language | ||
| ମେଳଇ | mela'i | 60.49 |
| ମାେଳଇ | maela'i | 25.93 |
| ମେଲଇ | mela'i | 8.02 |
| ମାେଲଇ | maela'i | 3.09 |
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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 Malei
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