Malekhan Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Malekhan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Malekhan (243) may also be a first name.
Malekhan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malekhan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Malekhan (Bengali: মালেখান, Hindi: मलेखां, Marathi: मालेखां, Russian: Малехан) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Malekhan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Malekhan is predominantly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Malekhan reside; 89 percent reside in South Asia and 67 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Malekhan is also the 573,164th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 243 people.
The surname is most common in India, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 127,844,230. In India it is most frequent in: Gujarat, where 50 percent reside, Bihar, where 17 percent reside and Karnataka, where 17 percent reside. Outside of India it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 11 percent reside and Niger, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Malekhan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Malekhan in the Bengali language | ||
| মালেখান | malekhana | - |
| Malekhan in the Hindi language | ||
| मलेखां | malekham | 44.14 |
| मालेखां | malekham | 32.43 |
| मालेखान | malekhana | 16.22 |
| मालेखाँ | malekham | 5.41 |
| मलेखॉ | malekho | 0.9 |
| मलेखं | malekham | 0.9 |
| Malekhan in the Marathi language | ||
| मालेखां | malekham | 39.08 |
| मालेखान | malekhana | 18.39 |
| मलेखाँ | malekham | 12.64 |
| मालेखाँ | malekham | 9.2 |
| खान | khana | 6.9 |
| मलेखां | malekham | 6.9 |
| मलेखान | malekhana | 4.6 |
| मळेखा | malekha | 1.15 |
| Malekhan in the Russian language | ||
| Малехан | malehan | - |
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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 Malekhan
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