Maleo Surname

268,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,451 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Maleo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maleo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania7791:67,9617,166
DR Congo2191:337,35029,912
Indonesia1751:755,71057,892
Papua New Guinea1001:81,53710,792
South Africa701:773,96753,253
France291:2,290,439180,028
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Taiwan191:1,233,9348,385
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
England21:27,859,030389,889
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

The alternate forms: Malèo (1) are calculated separately.

Maleo (329) may also be a first name.

Maleo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Maleo Come From? nationality or country of origin

Maleo (Russian: Малео) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Malèo. Click here for further potential spellings of Maleo.

How Common Is The Last Name Maleo? popularity and diffusion

Maleo is the 268,888th most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 5,022,430 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Maleo live; 54 percent live in East Africa and 54 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 483,360th most widespread first name on earth, held by 329 people.

The surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 779 people, or 1 in 67,961. In Tanzania Maleo is primarily found in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 29 percent are found, Arusha Region, where 25 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 23 percent are found. Not including Tanzania it exists in 25 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 15 percent are found and Indonesia, where 12 percent are found.

Maleo Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Maleo earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 41.67% less than the national average, earning R 138,624 per year and in United States they earn 22.46% less than the national average, earning $33,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malèo931/
Maleho912,773/
Malleo91563/
Maleoa91370/
Maileo9149/
Maleos9126/
Masleo9110/
Malheo9110/
Malieo919/
Maleod913/
Mealeo911/
Maeleo911/
Matleo911/
Maileoi8312/
Malleos8311/
Malleod838/
Malheot832/
Malheoo831/
Maileoy831/
Mahaleo831/
Malheeo831/
Malehou831/
Malleot831/
'Maleoa831/
Malea801,747/
Meleo80615/
Moleo80330/
Maljo807/
Maslehou778/
Mallea739,204/
Maleha731,032/
Malhio73369/
Maleah73219/
Malijo73142/
Maliho73134/
Malhyo7368/
Mouleo7359/
Maliea7357/
Moleoa7353/
Mahlio7342/
Moleho7338/
Maalea7331/
Molleo7324/
Mailea7322/
Molieo7311/
Maleea7311/
Malioh7310/
Maljio7310/
Mealea738/
Maljoo734/
Malljo732/
Moleod732/
Mali'o732/
Meleao732/
Motleo732/
Maljos731/
Muileo731/
Moleoo731/
Malioo731/
Maljoy731/
Maljou731/
Moleoy730/
Malhiot67231/
Malagio6763/
Malijjo6762/
Malayea6751/
Malehah6725/
Moleohe6721/
Maleiya6718/
Mealiea6714/
Malaiyo6712/
Malihod6712/
Magliyo678/
Malieha676/
Malihoi674/
Melehou674/
Malliea672/
Malleha672/
Malihot672/
Malhios672/
Malayyo672/
Maleyya672/
Malihou672/
Malihoo671/
Mailijo671/
Mahalea671/
Malogio671/
Meleijo671/
Mahleah671/
Maaliho671/
Malleea671/
Mouleho671/
Mauliho671/
Maloyia671/
Motlheo671/
Malegia670/

Maleo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maleo in the Russian language
Малеоmaleo-

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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 Maleo
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