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 most common in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Malafa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 680,882nd most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,676,306 people. This surname is mostly found 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 common forename in the world, borne by 98 people.
The last name Malafa is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 197 people, or 1 in 899,202. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Adamawa, where 88 percent live, Lagos, where 5 percent live and Borno, where 4 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Malafa is found in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent live and Czechia, where 13 percent live.
Malafa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Malafa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Malafa surname expanded 2,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Malafa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Malafa last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% 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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