Vadamalai Surname

1,108,016th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 220 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Qatar

Vadamalai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vadamalai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia941:313,76817,074
India661:11,622,203212,115
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Singapore131:423,66918,211
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Vadamalai (129) may also be a first name.

Vadamalai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vadamalai (Marathi: वडमलई) is more frequently found in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vadamalai? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,108,016th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 33,125,209 people. The surname Vadamalai is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Vadamalai reside; 50 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 43 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 818,356th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 129 people.

The surname Vadamalai is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is carried by 94 people, or 1 in 313,768. In Malaysia Vadamalai is primarily concentrated in: Selangor, where 55 percent reside, Kuala Lumpur, where 10 percent reside and Negeri Sembilan, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Malaysia this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in India, where 30 percent reside and Qatar, where 7 percent reside.

Vadamalai Last Name Statistics demography

Vadamalai earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.38% less than the national average, earning R 117,912 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Vadamalai Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vadamalai in the Marathi language
वडमलईvadamala'i63.64
वडामलाईvadamala'i18.18
वदामलाईvadamala'i9.09
वडामलईvadamala'i9.09

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Footnotes

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