Melayi Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Melayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 21 | 1:3,656,311 | 102,225 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Melayi (1,410) may also be a first name.
Melayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Melayi is borne by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Melayi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Melayi is the 3,274,477th most widely held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Melayi are found; 83 percent are found in South Asia and 58 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Melayi is also the 208,047th most prevalent forename in the world It is held by 1,410 people.
Melayi is most frequent in Iran, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 3,656,311. In Iran Melayi is primarily found in: Semnan Province, where 62 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 29 percent reside and Gilan Province, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Iran Melayi is found in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 25 percent reside and Nigeria, where 11 percent reside.
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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 Melayi
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