Maleve Surname
Approximately 881 people bear this surname
Maleve Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 763 | 1:60,524 | 5,918 |
| Belgium | 88 | 1:130,644 | 18,923 |
| Cameroon | 17 | 1:1,221,710 | 73,195 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
The alternate forms: Malevé (102) are calculated separately.
Maleve (417) may also be a first name.
Maleve Demographics
Maleve Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Maleve Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maleve Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Maleve (Marathi: माळेवे) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Malevé. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maleve? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 399,363rd most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 8,271,902 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Maleve reside; 87 percent reside in East Africa and 87 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Maleve is also the 420,947th most widespread given name throughout the world. It is borne by 417 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 763 people, or 1 in 60,524. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kitui County, where 67 percent reside, Makueni County, where 30 percent reside and Taita Taveta County, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 10 percent reside and Cameroon, where 2 percent reside.
Maleve Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maleve Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maleve in the Marathi language | ||
| माळेवे | maleve | - |
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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 Maleve
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