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 in South Africa. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Malindi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 40,310th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 560,236 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Malindi are found; 82 percent are found in Southern Africa and 82 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 130,532nd most common forename globally, held by 3,058 people.
The last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 6,764 people, or 1 in 8,010. In South Africa Malindi is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 41 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 20 percent live and Free State, where 16 percent live. Besides South Africa this surname is found in 28 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 18 percent live and Tanzania, where 15 percent live.
Malindi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily 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
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Malindi
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