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
Average Malesi Salary in
South Africa
R 75,492
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Malesi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malesi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Malesi (Hindi: मलेसी, Marathi: मलेसी, Oriya: ମାେଲସି) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Malesi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 150,438th most commonly used family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,485,520 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Malesi live; 87 percent live in East Africa and 65 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 200,630th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 1,502 people.
The last name Malesi is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 2,486 people, or 1 in 18,576. In Kenya Malesi is most common in: Kakamega County, where 50 percent live, Nairobi County, where 18 percent live and Vihiga County, where 16 percent live. Beside Kenya this surname is found in 21 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 8 percent live and Uganda, where 2 percent live.
Malesi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily 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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