Maleis Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Maleis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Maleis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maleis Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Maleis occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maleis? popularity and diffusion
Maleis is the 6,723,624th most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Maleis occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Maleis are found; 25 percent are found in Southern Africa and 25 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
Maleis is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. Excluding South Africa this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 25 percent are found and Canada, where 13 percent are found.
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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 Maleis
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