Malekanya Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Malekanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Malekanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malekanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Malekanya has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Malekanya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Malekanya is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Malekanya is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Malekanya reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania it is most common in: Mwanza Region, where 25 percent are found. Not including Tanzania Malekanya is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 17 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 Malekanya
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