Malezu Surname
Approximately 448 people bear this surname
Malezu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 325 | 1:162,897 | 14,516 |
| Zambia | 74 | 1:214,188 | 13,668 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Malezu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malezu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Malezu is found most in Tanzania. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Malezu? popularity and diffusion
Malezu is the 668,257th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,266,844 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Malezu reside; 73 percent reside in East Africa and 73 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Malezu is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 325 people, or 1 in 162,897. In Tanzania it is most common in: Simiyu Region, where 59 percent are found, Shinyanga Region, where 32 percent are found and Geita Region, where 3 percent are found. Barring Tanzania it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 17 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malezuh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Malesu | 83 | 3,195 | / |
| Malizu | 83 | 310 | / |
| Malazu | 83 | 8 | / |
| Malziu | 83 | 8 | / |
| Maleju | 83 | 6 | / |
| Malexu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Melezu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Malecu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Malceu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Malzau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mallesu | 77 | 851 | / |
| Maleshu | 77 | 31 | / |
| Maulesu | 77 | 12 | / |
| Maleesu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Malizus | 77 | 3 | / |
| Malzouh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Malleju | 77 | 1 | / |
| Malsseu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mailesu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Malaizu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Malessu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maletsu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Malecou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Malejju | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maliziu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Malizou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Malizeu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Molezau | 77 | 0 | / |
| Malsu | 73 | 14 | / |
| Malju | 73 | 2 | / |
| Malcu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Malleshu | 71 | 324 | / |
| Maledjeu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Malessou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Maledjou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mailesou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maileaju | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahalesu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Malesuha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Melesu | 67 | 3,544 | / |
| Mallcu | 67 | 1,421 | / |
| Malsiu | 67 | 182 | / |
| Malisu | 67 | 165 | / |
| Malosu | 67 | 158 | / |
| Malsou | 67 | 33 | / |
| Malasu | 67 | 32 | / |
| Malcou | 67 | 12 | / |
| Malizjusz | 67 | 11 | / |
| Malcuy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Malechaux | 67 | 3 | / |
| Malsud | 67 | 3 | / |
| Malgiu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Malicu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Malcui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Malizeusz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maljut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moleju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maljou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maljus | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Malezu
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