Malendeja Surname
Approximately 3,371 people bear this surname
Malendeja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 3,370 | 1:15,710 | 2,042 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Malendeja (80) may also be a first name.
Malendeja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malendeja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Malendeja is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Malendeja? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 133,706th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,161,835 people. The surname Malendeja occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Malendeja are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Malendeja is also the 1,075,395th most common first name throughout the world It is held by 80 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 3,370 people, or 1 in 15,710. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Geita Region, where 26 percent are found, Tabora Region, where 22 percent are found and Shinyanga Region, where 18 percent are found. Barring Tanzania Malendeja occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 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 Malendeja
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