Malekan Surname

94,235th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,057 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Malekan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malekan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran4,4751:17,1582,221
India3501:2,191,61573,075
United States1541:2,353,629145,693
Benin311:333,40726,304
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
England21:27,859,030389,889
France11:66,422,722504,397
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Malekan (378) may also be a first name.

Malekan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Malekan Come From? nationality or country of origin

Malekan (Marathi: माळेकन) occurs in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Malekan.

How Common Is The Last Name Malekan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 94,235th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,441,081 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Malekan are found; 95 percent are found in South Asia and 88 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Malekan is also the 446,161st most widely held first name in the world, held by 378 people.

It is most widespread in Iran, where it is carried by 4,475 people, or 1 in 17,158. In Iran Malekan is primarily concentrated in: Golestan Province, where 38 percent live, Tehran Province, where 35 percent live and Qazvin Province, where 8 percent live. Aside from Iran this last name is found in 19 countries. It is also common in India, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Malekan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Malekan are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Malekan earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 51.22% more than the national average, earning $65,251 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.49% less than the national average, earning $48,945 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malekane931,774/
Maleekan9330/
Malekhan939/
Malekain934/
Malekaan931/
Maleekhan8824/
Malekhaan8819/
Malekhane885/
Malekkhan882/
Malieckan881/
Malekatin881/
Malakan861,149/
Malikan861,044/
Malokan86755/
Molekan86246/
Malekon8612/
Melekan864/
Malhekhaan821/
Molekane80950/
Malakhan80460/
Malikane80205/
Malokaan80110/
Malakain8074/
Malikain8025/
Malikkan8023/
Malakean8020/
Moulekan8016/
Malikhan8015/
Malakann8015/
Maliakan806/
Mallakan805/
Mallikan804/
Malokhan804/
Malikang803/
Malykhan802/
Malakkan801/
Maliskan801/
Melekhan801/
Mailakan801/
Mailikan801/
Malaykan801/
Moolekan801/
Mahlekam801/
Maleqane801/
Malecane801/
Mallokan801/
Malekhanova788/
Mahalekhaan783/
Mailakhan75171/
Malaykhan7563/
Malakhaan7532/
Mallikain7526/
Malokhaan757/
Malikkahn755/
Mallickan754/
Mallakhan754/
Mallikhan752/
Maulakhan752/
Maleekhon752/
Malekaham751/
Majlakhan751/
Maalehkon750/
Malacon71364/
Melikan71339/
Malakon71142/
Malacan7162/
Malican7138/
Malecon7131/
Molokan7129/
Malikon7127/
Malikahtin7112/
Malacón718/
Maslikaten717/
Mallekkong715/
Maullakhan713/
Malikanova712/
Molakan712/
Malecón712/
Malaqan712/
Molekon712/
Mailakhann711/
Maylaykhan711/
Malocan711/
Maloqan711/
Moleikaine711/
Melecan711/
Molikan711/
Malicang67280/
Malykhanova67145/
Malacain67113/
Malhacan6772/
Melickan6740/
Melikhan6720/
Malikhanova6716/
Malekhonova6715/
Malykont6711/
Maligkam6711/
Melikean678/
Malikhon678/
Maslican674/
Malikoun673/
Melykhan673/
Molakhan672/
Maullakhaan671/
Malikcanova671/
Malikqanova671/
Melikain671/
Molekham671/
Molekhanova671/
Molikhan671/
Maliacan671/
Mailecon671/
Malaiqan671/
Malhacon671/
Meliekon671/
Malakoon671/
Malaykam671/
Mallocan670/
Mallican670/

Malekan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malekan in the Marathi language
माळेकनmalekana66.67
मलेकानmalekana33.33

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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
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  • 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 Malekan
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