Maleia Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Maleia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Maleia (188) may also be a first name.
Maleia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maleia Come From? nationality or country of origin
Maleia is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maleia? popularity and diffusion
The last name Maleia is the 4,649,889th most widespread last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 50 percent of Maleia reside; 50 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 50 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 663,277th most frequently occurring given name globally, borne by 188 people.
The surname Maleia is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 905,969. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: East New Britain, where 78 percent reside, Hela, where 11 percent reside and Milne Bay, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea Maleia exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Mozambique, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 11 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 Maleia
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