Malekha Surname
Approximately 169 people bear this surname
Malekha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 101 | 1:386,528 | 24,497 |
| India | 39 | 1:19,668,343 | 291,059 |
| Indonesia | 26 | 1:5,086,507 | 239,866 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
Malekha (1,891) may also be a first name.
Malekha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malekha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Malekha (Bengali: মলেখা, Hindi: मलेखा, Marathi: मलेखा, Oriya: ମାେଲଖା, Russian: Малеха) is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Malekha.
How Common Is The Last Name Malekha? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,328,442nd most widely held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 43,121,573 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Malekha reside; 60 percent reside in East Africa and 38 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 174,822nd most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 1,891 people.
Malekha is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 101 people, or 1 in 386,528. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Bududa District, where 61 percent are found, Manafwa District, where 33 percent are found and Mbale District, where 2 percent are found. Besides Uganda Malekha is found in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 23 percent are found and Indonesia, where 15 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Malekha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Malekha in the Hindi language | ||
| मलेखा | malekha | 97.8 |
| मालेखा | malekha | 2.2 |
| Malekha in the Marathi language | ||
| मलेखा | malekha | 67.6 |
| मालेखा | malekha | 27.73 |
| मालेखॉं | malekhom | 0.93 |
| मालेखॉ | malekho | 0.31 |
| मळेखा | malekha | 0.31 |
| मलेखॉं | malekhom | 0.31 |
| कालेखा | kalekha | 0.31 |
| मालेख | malekha | 0.31 |
| माईलखा | ma'ilakha | 0.31 |
| मलेखाबी | malekhabi | 0.31 |
| Malekha in the Bengali language | ||
| মলেখা | malekha | 59.57 |
| মালেখা | malekha | 34.04 |
| মলেকা | maleka | 4.26 |
| মলেখ | malekha | 2.13 |
| Malekha in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାେଲଖା | maelakha | 50 |
| ମାେଲଖ | maelakha | 50 |
| Malekha in the Russian language | ||
| Малеха | maleha | - |
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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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- 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 Malekha
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