Malikshah Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Malikshah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malikshah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813

Malikshah (7) may also be a first name.

Malikshah Last Name Facts

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

Malikshah is carried by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malikshah? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most frequently used family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Malikshah are found; 75 percent are found in South Asia and 75 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 4,548,448th most numerous given name world-wide, borne by 7 people.

The last name Malikshah is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 89,321,942. In Pakistan Malikshah is most frequent in: Balochistan, where 50 percent live and Punjab, where 50 percent live. Besides Pakistan this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 25 percent live and Iraq, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maliksha947/
Malekshah8930/
Malicksha891/
Malliksha891/
Malliksaha845/
Malekshahy841/
Malicksa822/
Maliksay821/
Meliksah821/
Malekshad787/
Maligsa75698/
Malicsa751/
Malekzah7115,362/
Maligsay71316/
Melikşah7181/
Malikzay7121/
Malixa673/
Malaikzai671/
Malegsa631/
Melekşah5951/
Meliksoy595/
Malikzoi591/
Melixa530/
Maslexa501/

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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 Malikshah
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