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 occurs in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Melayi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Melayi is the 3,274,477th most common last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname Melayi occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Melayi reside; 83 percent reside in South Asia and 58 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 208,047th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 1,410 people.
The surname Melayi is most commonly held in Iran, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 3,656,311. In Iran Melayi is primarily found in: Semnan Province, where 62 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 29 percent are found and Gilan Province, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Iran this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 25 percent are found and Nigeria, where 11 percent are found.
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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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