Malafa Surname
Approximately 437 people bear this surname
Malafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 197 | 1:899,202 | 39,032 |
| United States | 105 | 1:3,451,990 | 194,849 |
| Czechia | 56 | 1:189,883 | 27,834 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
| Austria | 15 | 1:567,696 | 52,281 |
| Cameroon | 14 | 1:1,483,505 | 83,777 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Malafa (98) may also be a first name.
Malafa Demographics
Average Malafa Salary in
United States
$43,389 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Malafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Malafa (Hindi: मलाफा, Marathi: मलाफा) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Malafa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 680,882nd most widely held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 16,676,306 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 53 percent of Malafa are found; 46 percent are found in West Africa and 46 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Malafa is also the 956,749th most frequently used given name world-wide, held by 98 people.
Malafa is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 197 people, or 1 in 899,202. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Adamawa, where 88 percent are found, Lagos, where 5 percent are found and Borno, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Czechia, where 13 percent are found.
Malafa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Malafa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Malafa last name grew 2,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Malafa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Malafa are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% being registered with the political party.
Malafa earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.56% more than the national average, earning $43,389 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Malafa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Malafa in the Hindi language | ||
| मलाफा | malapha | - |
| Malafa in the Marathi language | ||
| मलाफा | malapha | 50 |
| मलफा | malapha | 50 |
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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 Malafa
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