Malemi Surname
Approximately 1,563 people bear this surname
Malemi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,250 | 1:42,353 | 4,817 |
| Nigeria | 266 | 1:665,950 | 31,085 |
| Niger | 17 | 1:1,128,942 | 24,295 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
The alternate forms: Malémi (1) are calculated separately.
Malemi (584) may also be a first name.
Malemi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malemi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Malemi (Oriya: ମାେଲମୀ) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Malémi. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Malemi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Malemi is the 253,048th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 4,662,537 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Malemi live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 346,315th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 584 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,250 people, or 1 in 42,353. In Tanzania Malemi is most prevalent in: Geita Region, where 39 percent are found, Mara Region, where 29 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 29 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 17 percent are found and Niger, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Malemi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Malemi in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାେଲମୀ | maelami | 50 |
| ମାେଲମି | maelami | 50 |
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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 Malemi
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