Malafa Surname

680,882nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 437 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Czechia

Malafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1971:899,20239,032
United States1051:3,451,990194,849
Czechia561:189,88327,834
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Austria151:567,69652,281
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
England131:4,286,005132,302
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Malafa (98) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malafay92150/
Malafai9253/
Malasfa9240/
Malafat9212/
Malaifa929/
Mailafa924/
Malaffa921/
Malafah921/
Malafha921/
Malafau921/
Malafaia862,925/
Malafaya861,187/
Malatfai861/
Mailafai861/
Malafais861/
Malaafaa861/
Mailiafa861/
Malafatt861/
Mallafap860/
Malofa8377/
Malafi8372/
Malefa8358/
Malafe8357/
Malafo8345/
Malafy8337/
Melafa8332/
Mailafaya802/
Malahafaz801/
Mailafaia801/
Malafey77280/
Malafyi77253/
Malafei77183/
Malafis77183/
Mahlava77123/
Malaffo77117/
Malapha7736/
Malafiy7734/
Malafet7725/
Malafio7712/
Matlafe779/
Molafat774/
Mailefa774/
'Malefa773/
Malafes772/
Malafee772/
Maulofa772/
Malavah772/
Malafeh772/
Moslafa772/
Malafou772/
Malefaa771/
Mahlefa771/
Mahlafe771/
Maloufa771/
Matlafi771/
Molasfa771/
Moliafa771/
Malayfe771/
Malafos771/
Mahlafi771/
Malaffe771/
Maloofa771/
Maelofa771/
Mailafi771/
Malafej771/
Malawfi771/
Mahalefa71256/
Mahlapha71209/
Malaphat71168/
Malaipha7127/
Malashfi714/
Maaylefa714/
Masloufa713/
Malafiej712/
Malaffey711/
Malaffeu711/
Malladfi711/
Maelafou711/
Malafiey711/
Maaloufa711/
Malhapha711/
Maslatfi711/
Malefo675,081/
Melafo671,261/
Malofo6791/
Malofi6769/
Malofy6748/
Molafo6741/
Melefa6725/
Malaphaia6720/
Molafi6716/
Molefa6712/
Molafe6710/
Molofa679/
Malofe679/
Malaiphat672/
Mallahafi671/
Malafeets671/
Malaiphai671/
Mahlatfee671/

Malafa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malafa in the Hindi language
मलाफाmalapha-
Malafa in the Marathi language
मलाफाmalapha50
मलफाmalapha50

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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
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  • 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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