Malkai Surname
Approximately 157 people bear this surname
Malkai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 91 | 1:89,601 | 11,921 |
| India | 52 | 1:14,751,257 | 245,013 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Marshall Islands | 4 | 1:12,955 | 1,460 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Malkai (37) may also be a first name.
Malkai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malkai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Malkai (Hindi: मल्काि, Marathi: मालकी) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Malkai? popularity and diffusion
The surname Malkai is the 1,391,595th most widely held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 46,417,490 people. This last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 61 percent of Malkai live; 61 percent live in Oceania Islands and 58 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequently used first name globally, held by 37 people.
Malkai is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 91 people, or 1 in 89,601. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: West Sepik, where 53 percent live, East New Britain, where 46 percent live and Western Highlands, where 1 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 33 percent live and Pakistan, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Malkai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Malkai in the Marathi language | ||
| मालकी | malaki | - |
| Malkai in the Hindi language | ||
| मल्काि | malkai | 33.33 |
| मलकै | malakai | 33.33 |
| माल्काि | malkai | 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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Malkai
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