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

The surname Malafa (Hindi: मलाफा, Marathi: मलाफा) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Malafa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 680,882nd most frequently held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 16,676,306 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 53 percent of Malafa live; 46 percent live in West Africa and 46 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Malafa is also the 956,749th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 98 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 197 people, or 1 in 899,202. In Nigeria Malafa is most frequent in: Adamawa, where 88 percent reside, Lagos, where 5 percent reside and Borno, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Czechia, where 13 percent reside.

Malafa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Malafa has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 2,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Malafa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Malafa surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US 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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  • 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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