Malagala Surname
Approximately 1,592 people bear this surname
Malagala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 658 | 1:31,624 | 3,961 |
| Uganda | 638 | 1:61,190 | 7,063 |
| Tanzania | 159 | 1:332,966 | 24,953 |
| India | 126 | 1:6,087,820 | 142,101 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
Malagala (35) may also be a first name.
Malagala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malagala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Malagala occurs most in Sri Lanka. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Malagala? popularity and diffusion
Malagala is the 249,366th most common family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 4,577,604 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Malagala are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequently held forename on earth, borne by 35 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 658 people, or 1 in 31,624. Apart from Sri Lanka Malagala occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 40 percent reside and Tanzania, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malangala | 94 | 199 | / |
| Mgalagala | 94 | 48 | / |
| Malagalla | 94 | 45 | / |
| Mallagala | 94 | 8 | / |
| Malagatla | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mallagalla | 89 | 218 | / |
| Malangaala | 89 | 2 | / |
| Mallagatla | 89 | 1 | / |
| Maulagalla | 89 | 1 | / |
| Malaghalla | 89 | 1 | / |
| Malagali | 88 | 1,405 | / |
| Malagola | 88 | 529 | / |
| Malagale | 88 | 9 | / |
| Molagala | 88 | 5 | / |
| Melagala | 88 | 4 | / |
| Malagela | 88 | 1 | / |
| Malegala | 88 | 1 | / |
| Maullagalla | 84 | 7 | / |
| Mmallagalla | 84 | 1 | / |
| Molagalla | 82 | 47 | / |
| Molangala | 82 | 44 | / |
| Malagolla | 82 | 43 | / |
| Malangale | 82 | 23 | / |
| Malagalee | 82 | 9 | / |
| Malangali | 82 | 8 | / |
| Malagalli | 82 | 6 | / |
| Malaghale | 82 | 6 | / |
| Mallagali | 82 | 4 | / |
| Mollagala | 82 | 3 | / |
| Malagalle | 82 | 2 | / |
| Mailagali | 82 | 1 | / |
| Malegalla | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mgalagale | 82 | 1 | / |
| Melagalla | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mahlagela | 82 | 1 | / |
| Malakgale | 82 | 1 | / |
| Malaghali | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mallegalla | 78 | 11 | / |
| Mollagalla | 78 | 4 | / |
| Mahlakgale | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mallagalli | 78 | 1 | / |
| Malagoli | 75 | 7,155 | / |
| Malagole | 75 | 20 | / |
| Malagoly | 75 | 2 | / |
| Malegela | 75 | 1 | / |
| Malegola | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mailakgotla | 74 | 5 | / |
| Malagolli | 71 | 87 | / |
| Malongola | 71 | 59 | / |
| Mallagoli | 71 | 28 | / |
| Motlagale | 71 | 18 | / |
| Malagolle | 71 | 4 | / |
| Malangoli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Molagotla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Molangali | 71 | 1 | / |
| Molangale | 71 | 1 | / |
| Molagalli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moolagolla | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mallagolle | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mallagolis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meulaghela | 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 Malagala
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