Malight Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zambia

Malight Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malight Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524

Malight (10) may also be a first name.

Malight Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Malight Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Malight is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Malight? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most commonly used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Malight are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Malight is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 10 people.

The surname is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. In South Africa Malight is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 100 percent live. Not including South Africa Malight exists in one country. It is also common in Zambia, where 44 percent live.

Malight Last Name Statistics demography

Malight earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 80.34% less than the national average, earning R 46,716 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Melight8615/
Malighe865/
Mahligh861/
Maleghe7141/
Malaige711/
Malix6746/
Malegche671/
Maligdová6329/
Malikd626/
Mealix624/
Maleix624/
Matlix620/
Maleege571/
Maleakge531/
Malex50112/
Molix5050/

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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 Malight
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