Mualaf Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Mualaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mualaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Mualaf Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mualaf Come From? nationality or country of origin

Mualaf is held by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mualaf? popularity and diffusion

Mualaf is the 5,391,485th most commonly used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Mualaf reside; 92 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 92 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The surname is most numerous in Malaysia, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 2,681,293. In Malaysia it is primarily found in: Terengganu, where 82 percent live, Penang, where 9 percent live and Selangor, where 9 percent live. Apart from Malaysia Mualaf occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 8 percent live and Yemen, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muallaf921/
Mualaw837/
Mualab831/
Mbalaf831/
Muhalaw772/
Muhalova715/
Mbalav674/
Mbalaw673/
Mualov671/
Mualob671/
Mwalab671/
Muhalov627/
Mboulav625/
Mwalova622/
Mwalowa621/
Mboulaw621/
Muhailov579/
Mwailaph575/

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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 Mualaf
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