Malaa Surname
Approximately 2,363 people bear this surname
Malaa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 1,165 | 1:27,599 | 1,235 |
| India | 434 | 1:1,767,432 | 63,147 |
| Pakistan | 318 | 1:561,773 | 9,195 |
| Philippines | 289 | 1:350,305 | 47,129 |
| Indonesia | 99 | 1:1,335,850 | 92,420 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Malaa (1,235) may also be a first name.
Malaa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malaa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Malaa (Arabic: ماليّا, Hindi: मलका, Marathi: माला, Oriya: ମାଳଆ) is carried by more people in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Malaa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 180,383rd most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,084,023 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Malaa are found; 81 percent are found in South Asia and 63 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Malaa is also the 225,053rd most frequently held first name globally, borne by 1,235 people.
The surname Malaa is most frequently used in Afghanistan, where it is held by 1,165 people, or 1 in 27,599. In Afghanistan Malaa is primarily found in: Herat, where 16 percent live, Helmand, where 12 percent live and Kandahar, where 11 percent live. Other than Afghanistan it is found in 15 countries. It is also common in India, where 18 percent live and Pakistan, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Malaa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Malaa in the Marathi language | ||
| माला | mala | 75 |
| मालता | malata | 25 |
| Malaa in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାଳଆ | mala'a | 50 |
| ମଳୟ | malaya | 50 |
| Malaa in the Hindi language | ||
| मलका | malaka | 33.33 |
| मलआ | mala'a | 33.33 |
| माला | mala | 33.33 |
| Malaa in the Arabic language | ||
| ماليّا | malya | - |
| ذاليا | dhalya | - |
| ماليَّا | malyaa | - |
| ماليا | malya | - |
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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 Malaa
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