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
Malindi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Malindi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malindi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Malindi (Hindi: मालिन्दी, Marathi: मिंलदी, Oriya: ମାଳିି) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Malindi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Malindi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 40,310th most prevalent last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 560,236 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Malindi live; 82 percent live in Southern Africa and 82 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Malindi is also the 130,532nd most prevalent forename at a global level, borne by 3,058 people.
The last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 6,764 people, or 1 in 8,010. In South Africa Malindi is most common in: Gauteng, where 41 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 20 percent reside and Free State, where 16 percent reside. Barring South Africa it occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 18 percent reside and Tanzania, where 15 percent reside.
Malindi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally 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
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