Malala Forename
19,193rd
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 47,838 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Madagascar
Highest density in:
Madagascar
Malala Forename Definition:
Malala is a given name of the Luvale tribe, meaning: belonging to a private dwelling.
Malala Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madagascar | 85% | 38,997 | 1:606 | 116 |
| Afghanistan | 98% | 4,780 | 1:6,825 | 857 |
| Kenya | - | 1,124 | 1:41,198 | 3,019 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 928 | 1:209,437 | 6,893 |
| DR Congo | 67% | 623 | 1:118,503 | 6,025 |
| Zambia | 86% | 453 | 1:35,000 | 2,494 |
| South Africa | 77% | 177 | 1:308,094 | 17,262 |
| Papua New Guinea | 55% | 176 | 1:46,320 | 4,484 |
| India | 53% | 108 | 1:11,248,870 | 324,813 |
| Nigeria | 53% | 94 | 1:1,888,983 | 38,560 |
| Zimbabwe | 71% | 82 | 1:188,095 | 11,488 |
| France | 81% | 41 | 1:1,621,228 | 10,391 |
| United States | 100% | 27 | 1:13,427,295 | 123,802 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 27 | 1:800,389 | 22,535 |
| Iran | 100% | 27 | 1:2,907,291 | 14,861 |
| Indonesia | - | 25 | 1:10,318,547 | 325,633 |
| Niger | 55% | 21 | 1:913,524 | 14,851 |
| Senegal | 100% | 16 | 1:911,335 | 8,896 |
| American Samoa | - | 11 | 1:5,077 | 963 |
| Argentina | - | 8 | 1:5,346,655 | 13,183 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 8 | 1:6,598,540 | 36,161 |
| Lesotho | 71% | 7 | 1:291,428 | 17,845 |
| Russia | 100% | 6 | 1:24,038,951 | 65,699 |
| Philippines | 67% | 6 | 1:17,668,246 | 211,341 |
| Georgia | 100% | 5 | 1:747,693 | 11,698 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 5 | 1:6,040,379 | 77,223 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 4 | 1:4,436,711 | 24,678 |
| Iraq | 50% | 4 | 1:8,754,465 | 16,071 |
| Botswana | 100% | 4 | 1:546,112 | 13,807 |
| Egypt | 100% | 4 | 1:22,975,236 | 27,891 |
| Spain | - | 3 | 1:15,509,988 | 21,126 |
| Uruguay | - | 3 | 1:1,142,546 | 10,015 |
| Canada | - | 3 | 1:11,044,457 | 76,719 |
| Chile | - | 2 | 1:8,803,604 | 33,591 |
| Sweden | 100% | 2 | 1:4,928,954 | 52,965 |
| Belgium | 100% | 2 | 1:5,745,020 | 30,381 |
| Uganda | 50% | 2 | 1:20,478,460 | 91,660 |
| Brazil | - | 2 | 1:107,118,077 | 571,487 |
| Colombia | - | 2 | 1:23,889,463 | 63,722 |
| Namibia | - | 2 | 1:1,202,090 | 12,702 |
| Mauritania | 100% | 2 | 1:2,047,620 | 19,390 |
| French Polynesia | - | 1 | 1:277,902 | 3,605 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 1 | 1:7,151,993 | 94,323 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Haiti | - | 1 | 1:10,726,953 | 41,696 |
| Azerbaijan | - | 1 | 1:9,642,944 | 42,290 |
| Thailand | 100% | 1 | 1:70,065,813 | 391,235 |
| England | - | 1 | 1:55,602,921 | 189,715 |
| Switzerland | - | 1 | 1:8,213,496 | 36,387 |
| Singapore | - | 1 | 1:6,287,054 | 39,645 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| Morocco | - | 1 | 1:34,348,636 | 18,260 |
| Mexico | - | 1 | 1:124,144,427 | 140,512 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 1 | 1:30,449,940 | 373,101 |
| Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:5,009,205 | 37,978 |
| Czechia | - | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
The alternate forms: Malalá (1) are calculated separately.
Malala (38,959) may also be a surname.
Malala Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Malala is a given name of the Luvale tribe, meaning: belonging to a private dwelling.
— The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama
Malala Forename Popularity
Malala Demographics
Average Malala Salary in
United States
$39,375 USD
Per year
Rank:
261,246 of 531,972
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
5.25412E-6
Rank: 173,897 of 532,209
Percentage of national average salary:
90.46%
Sample size: 11 (2014)
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD
Phonetically Similar Names
Malala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Malala in the Russian language | ||
| Малала | malala | - |
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Malala