Malep Surname
Approximately 210 people bear this surname
Malep Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 96 | 1:216,344 | 21,934 |
| Papua New Guinea | 85 | 1:95,926 | 12,852 |
| Indonesia | 15 | 1:8,816,613 | 340,855 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
Malep (46) may also be a first name.
Malep Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malep Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Malep (Marathi: मालेप) is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Malep? popularity and diffusion
Malep is the 1,144,405th most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 34,702,600 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 46 percent of Malep reside; 45 percent reside in Central Africa and 44 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,484,914th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 46 people.
The last name Malep is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 96 people, or 1 in 216,344. In Cameroon Malep is most prevalent in: Littoral Region, where 69 percent reside, Centre Region, where 26 percent reside and Far North Region, where 2 percent reside. Beside Cameroon this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 40 percent reside and Indonesia, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Malep Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Malep in the Marathi language | ||
| मालेप | malepa | 75 |
| मलपे | malape | 25 |
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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 Malep
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