Maila Surname
Approximately 58,431 people bear this surname
Maila Surname Definition:
Maila is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: grains.
Maila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 31,372 | 1:24,451 | 1,846 |
| South Africa | 17,559 | 1:3,085 | 407 |
| Tanzania | 1,993 | 1:26,564 | 3,221 |
| Zambia | 1,846 | 1:8,586 | 1,008 |
| Ecuador | 1,764 | 1:9,017 | 1,456 |
| Cameroon | 842 | 1:24,666 | 3,352 |
| Indonesia | 799 | 1:165,518 | 16,076 |
| DR Congo | 506 | 1:146,007 | 15,343 |
| Botswana | 276 | 1:7,924 | 1,393 |
| Papua New Guinea | 261 | 1:31,240 | 3,594 |
| Thailand | 189 | 1:373,748 | 65,615 |
| Nigeria | 143 | 1:1,238,761 | 49,638 |
| Lesotho | 136 | 1:14,945 | 3,259 |
| Uganda | 135 | 1:289,180 | 20,376 |
| Namibia | 85 | 1:28,346 | 4,400 |
| Philippines | 80 | 1:1,265,478 | 96,721 |
| Niger | 64 | 1:299,875 | 9,026 |
| Spain | 53 | 1:882,114 | 34,832 |
| Finland | 47 | 1:116,951 | 11,447 |
| United States | 41 | 1:8,840,462 | 379,649 |
| Brazil | 35 | 1:6,116,409 | 148,801 |
| Romania | 28 | 1:717,067 | 48,956 |
| England | 24 | 1:2,321,586 | 86,519 |
| Taiwan | 16 | 1:1,465,297 | 9,806 |
| Kenya | 14 | 1:3,298,564 | 38,706 |
| Solomon Islands | 13 | 1:44,618 | 8,903 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Pakistan | 10 | 1:17,864,388 | 68,137 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Nepal | 6 | 1:4,746,826 | 12,065 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Lithuania | 3 | 1:1,011,529 | 32,308 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
The alternate forms: Maïla (2) & Máila (1) are calculated separately.
Maila (46,150) may also be a first name.
Maila Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Maila is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: grains.
Maila is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: sorghum.
Maila Demographics
Maila Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Maila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maila Come From? nationality or country of origin
Maila (Arabic: مايلا, Bengali: মাইলা, Georgian: მაილა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻴﻠﻪ, Hindi: मईला, Marathi: मैला, Oriya: ମଇଳା, Russian: Маила, Tibetan: མའི་ལ་) has its highest incidence in India. It can also be rendered as: Maïla or Máila. For other potential spellings of Maila click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maila? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 9,671st most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 124,721 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 56 percent of Maila are found; 54 percent are found in South Asia and 54 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Maila is also the 19,760th most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 46,150 people.
The surname is most widely held in India, where it is held by 31,372 people, or 1 in 24,451. In India it is most prevalent in: Tamil Nadu, where 59 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 25 percent live and Gujarat, where 8 percent live. Beside India this last name is found in 62 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 30 percent live and Tanzania, where 3 percent live.
Maila Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Maila last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Maila surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% registered with the party.
The amount Maila earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 29.84% less than the national average, earning R 166,728 per year; in United States they earn 16.51% less than the national average, earning $36,025 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.53% less than the national average, earning $43,457 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maila Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maila in the Georgian language | ||
| მაილა | maila | - |
| Maila in the Tibetan language | ||
| མའི་ལ་ | méla | 66.67 |
| མའི་ལ། | méla | 33.33 |
| Maila in the Marathi language | ||
| मैला | maila | 64.41 |
| मोैला | moaila | 14.83 |
| माैला | maaila | 11.02 |
| माईला | ma'ila | 2.97 |
| मौला | maula | 1.27 |
| माला | mala | 0.42 |
| मैल | maila | 0.42 |
| मीैला | miaila | 0.42 |
| माइल | ma'ila | 0.42 |
| Maila in the Hindi language | ||
| मईला | ma'ila | 55.21 |
| मैला | maila | 25.63 |
| मइला | ma'ila | 12.39 |
| माईला | ma'ila | 2.54 |
| माइला | ma'ila | 1.97 |
| माीला | maila | 0.85 |
| मिला | mila | 0.28 |
| मईली | ma'ili | 0.28 |
| माएला | ma'ela | 0.28 |
| मोैला | moaila | 0.28 |
| Maila in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻴﻠﻪ | mylh | 50 |
| ﺍﻣﻴﻠﻪ | amylh | 50 |
| Maila in the Bengali language | ||
| মাইলা | ma'ila | 44.44 |
| মইলা | ma'ila | 22.22 |
| মইলরাম | ma'ilarama | 11.11 |
| মইল | ma'ila | 11.11 |
| ময়লা | mayala | 11.11 |
| Maila in the Oriya language | ||
| ମଇଳା | ma'ila | 40 |
| ମାଇଲା | ma'ila | 24.44 |
| ମଇଲା | ma'ila | 15.56 |
| େମୖଲା | emala | 13.33 |
| ମାଇଲ | ma'ila | 4.44 |
| ମଇଲାାଇଁ | ma'ilaa'im | 2.22 |
| Maila in the Russian language | ||
| Маила | maila | - |
| Maila in the Arabic language | ||
| مايلا | mayla | - |
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