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Where Does The Last Name Malesi Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Malesi (Hindi: मलेसी, Marathi: मलेसी, Oriya: ମାେଲସି) is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malesi? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Malesi is the 150,438^th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,485,520 people. The last name Malesi occurs mostly 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 200,630^th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 1,502 people.

This surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 2,486 people, or 1 in 18,576. In Kenya Malesi is most prevalent in: Kakamega County, where 50 percent live, Nairobi County, where 18 percent live and Vihiga County, where 16 percent live. Apart from Kenya it occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 8 percent live and Uganda, where 2 percent live.

Malesi Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying 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.