Abu Malah Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United Arab Emirates
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Abu Malah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abu Malah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United Arab Emirates351:261,77919,039
Pakistan191:9,402,31046,838
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Abu Malah (29) may also be a first name.

Abu Malah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Abu Malah is found most frequently in The United Arab Emirates. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Abu Malah.

How Common Is The Last Name Abu Malah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,506,728th most commonly used family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. Abu Malah is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Abu Malah are found; 68 percent are found in West Asia and 68 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 29 people.

It is most numerous in The United Arab Emirates, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 261,779. In The United Arab Emirates Abu Malah is mostly found in: Abu Dhabi, where 54 percent live and Dubai, where 46 percent live. Other than The United Arab Emirates it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 32 percent live and Kuwait, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abu Malash95198/
Abu Maslah9523/
Abu Mala943/
Abu Mayla8923/
Abu Malha895/
Abu Malla891/
Abu Malau891/
Abu Masla891/
Abu Malloh84510/
Abu Malouh845/
Abu Malhous8017/
Abu Molla7854/
Abu-Mallouh704/
Abu Mollya636/
Abu-Melha561/

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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 Abu Malah
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