Malesi Surname
Approximately 2,932 people bear this surname
Malesi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,486 | 1:18,576 | 2,190 |
| Indonesia | 232 | 1:570,040 | 45,647 |
| Uganda | 72 | 1:542,212 | 30,029 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Italy | 21 | 1:2,912,223 | 98,106 |
| Greece | 20 | 1:553,990 | 69,165 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Moldova | 7 | 1:508,767 | 32,975 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Solomon Islands | 6 | 1:96,672 | 18,437 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Malesi (1,502) may also be a first name.
Malesi Demographics
Malesi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Malesi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malesi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Malesi (Hindi: मलेसी, Marathi: मलेसी, Oriya: ମାେଲସି) is most common in Kenya. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Malesi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 150,438th most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,485,520 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Malesi reside; 87 percent reside in East Africa and 65 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 200,630th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 1,502 people.
It is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 2,486 people, or 1 in 18,576. In Kenya Malesi is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 50 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 18 percent are found and Vihiga County, where 16 percent are found. Excluding Kenya Malesi occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 8 percent are found and Uganda, where 2 percent are found.
Malesi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Malesi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 68.23% less than the national average, earning R 75,492 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Malesi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Malesi in the Hindi language | ||
| मलेसी | malesi | - |
| Malesi in the Marathi language | ||
| मलेसी | malesi | - |
| Malesi in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାେଲସି | maelasi | 50 |
| ମାେଲଶି | maelasi | 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
- 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 Malesi
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