Malindi Surname
Approximately 13,008 people bear this surname
Malindi Surname Definition:
Malindi is a surname of the Tonga tribe, meaning: holes.
Malindi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 6,764 | 1:8,010 | 1,016 |
| Malawi | 2,327 | 1:7,357 | 1,078 |
| Tanzania | 2,009 | 1:26,352 | 3,193 |
| Zambia | 1,385 | 1:11,444 | 1,317 |
| Zimbabwe | 154 | 1:100,248 | 14,111 |
| Kenya | 146 | 1:316,301 | 19,644 |
| Botswana | 44 | 1:49,703 | 9,263 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Namibia | 34 | 1:70,865 | 7,497 |
| Albania | 32 | 1:91,064 | 9,211 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
Malindi (3,058) may also be a first name.
Malindi Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Malindi is a surname of the Tonga tribe, meaning: holes.
Malindi Demographics
Average Malindi Salary in
United States
$31,625 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Malindi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malindi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Malindi (Hindi: मालिन्दी, Marathi: मिंलदी, Oriya: ମାଳିି) is found most frequently in South Africa. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Malindi.
How Common Is The Last Name Malindi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 40,310th most prevalent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 560,236 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Malindi reside; 82 percent reside in Southern Africa and 82 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Malindi is also the 130,532nd most common first name throughout the world It is held by 3,058 people.
This surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 6,764 people, or 1 in 8,010. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 41 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 20 percent are found and Free State, where 16 percent are found. Besides South Africa Malindi exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 18 percent are found and Tanzania, where 15 percent are found.
Malindi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Malindi earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 34.86% less than the national average, earning R 154,788 per year and in United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Malindi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Malindi in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାଳିି | malii | - |
| Malindi in the Hindi language | ||
| मालिन्दी | malindi | 75.61 |
| मलिन्दी | malindi | 14.63 |
| मालिन्डी | malindi | 2.44 |
| मालिंदी | malindi | 2.44 |
| मालीन्दी | malindi | 2.44 |
| मालिन्दि | malindi | 2.44 |
| Malindi in the Marathi language | ||
| मिंलदी | minladi | 33.33 |
| मािंलदी | mainladi | 33.33 |
| मालीन्दी | malindi | 33.33 |
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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
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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