Malafia Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Malafia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 35 | 1:5,061,222 | 131,727 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Malafia (19) may also be a first name.
Malafia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malafia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Malafia is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Malafia? popularity and diffusion
Malafia is the 2,909,720th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Malafia live; 87 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most widespread given name throughout the world, borne by 19 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 5,061,222. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Nasarawa, where 57 percent are found, Oyo, where 14 percent are found and Yobe, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 7 percent are found and Cameroon, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mailafia | 93 | 1,047 | / |
| Maelafia | 93 | 21 | / |
| Malaifia | 93 | 1 | / |
| Maïlafia | 93 | 1 | / |
| Matlafia | 93 | 1 | / |
| Maylafia | 93 | 1 | / |
| Maelaefia | 88 | 2 | / |
| Mailafiay | 88 | 1 | / |
| Malefia | 86 | 4,185 | / |
| Melafia | 86 | 31 | / |
| Malafio | 86 | 12 | / |
| Mailafaiya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mailafya | 80 | 13 | / |
| Meilafia | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mahlafya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maliafya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Malefiea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Malofios | 67 | 0 | / |
| Molofio | 57 | 41 | / |
| Malefya | 57 | 19 | / |
| Melefio | 57 | 1 | / |
| Moolofio | 53 | 123 | / |
| Malefyea | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Malafia
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