Malafiya Surname
4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Malafiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 23 | 1:7,701,859 | 170,290 |
Malafiya (14) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mailafiya | 94 | 2,002 | / |
| Mallafiya | 94 | 2 | / |
| Maylafiya | 94 | 1 | / |
| Malaifiya | 94 | 1 | / |
| Maliafiya | 94 | 1 | / |
| Malefiya | 88 | 3,059 | / |
| Malafaia | 88 | 2,925 | / |
| Malafaya | 88 | 1,187 | / |
| Melafiya | 88 | 6 | / |
| Malafáia | 88 | 1 | / |
| Malofiya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Malafiey | 88 | 1 | / |
| Malafoia | 88 | 1 | / |
| Malafeya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mailafaya | 82 | 2 | / |
| Mailafaia | 82 | 1 | / |
| Malafaias | 82 | 1 | / |
| Meilafiya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Malafey | 80 | 280 | / |
| Malafei | 80 | 183 | / |
| Malafay | 80 | 150 | / |
| Malafai | 80 | 53 | / |
| Malafau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Malafaye | 75 | 5 | / |
| Malafiej | 75 | 2 | / |
| Malatfai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Malaafaa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Malefiye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Malafaio | 75 | 1 | / |
| Malafais | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mailafai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Malaffey | 75 | 1 | / |
| Malaphaia | 71 | 20 | / |
| Malaiphai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Malasfaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Malofey | 67 | 159 | / |
| Malofei | 67 | 97 | / |
| Malofie | 67 | 16 | / |
| Molafei | 67 | 4 | / |
| Malafou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Malafee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Malefoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Malafej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Melafoy | 67 | 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 Malafiya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis