Malah Surname
Approximately 96,080 people bear this surname
Malah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 56,563 | 1:3,158 | 366 |
| Nepal | 19,666 | 1:1,448 | 221 |
| India | 13,657 | 1:56,166 | 3,849 |
| Iran | 1,839 | 1:41,752 | 4,814 |
| Nigeria | 1,188 | 1:149,110 | 9,467 |
| Egypt | 1,037 | 1:88,656 | 7,732 |
| Cameroon | 557 | 1:37,287 | 4,996 |
| Morocco | 511 | 1:67,468 | 11,380 |
| Indonesia | 292 | 1:452,908 | 37,631 |
| Liberia | 130 | 1:33,912 | 3,168 |
| Philippines | 109 | 1:928,791 | 82,877 |
| Lebanon | 103 | 1:54,729 | 4,357 |
| Malaysia | 61 | 1:483,512 | 24,345 |
| Qatar | 47 | 1:50,170 | 4,949 |
| Niger | 46 | 1:417,218 | 11,489 |
| Argentina | 44 | 1:971,441 | 61,182 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Mauritania | 14 | 1:292,490 | 12,957 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Algeria | 10 | 1:3,863,155 | 47,113 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Ivory Coast | 7 | 1:3,295,890 | 46,139 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Syria | 3 | 1:6,433,674 | 16,197 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Malah (4,047) may also be a first name.
Malah Demographics
Malah Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Malah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Malah (Arabic: ملاه, Bengali: মালাহ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﻻﻩ, Hindi: मलाह, Marathi: मलाह, Oriya: ମାଲହ) occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Malah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,872nd most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 75,849 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Malah reside; 95 percent reside in South Asia and 61 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 109,603rd most frequent forename internationally It is held by 4,047 people.
The last name Malah is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is carried by 56,563 people, or 1 in 3,158. In Pakistan Malah is most numerous in: Sindh, where 100 percent live, Punjab, where 0 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 0 percent live. Aside from Pakistan Malah occurs in 59 countries. It is also common in Nepal, where 20 percent live and India, where 14 percent live.
Malah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Malah has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Malah surname grew 333 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Malah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Malah surname is chiefly Maronite (89%) in Lebanon.
Malah earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 50.41% more than the national average, earning $64,900 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Malah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Malah in the Hindi language | ||
| मलाह | malaha | 97.73 |
| मलह | malaha | 2.27 |
| Malah in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାଲହ | malaha | 95.99 |
| ମଲହ | malaha | 1.48 |
| ମାଳହ | malaha | 1.05 |
| ମଲାହ | malaha | 0.42 |
| ମାଲାହ | malaha | 0.42 |
| ମାହ | maha | 0.21 |
| ମାଲଃ | malah | 0.21 |
| Malah in the Marathi language | ||
| मलाह | malaha | 89.07 |
| लाह | laha | 5.3 |
| मलह | malaha | 2.65 |
| मालाह | malaha | 1.99 |
| मळाह | malaha | 0.66 |
| मालह | malaha | 0.33 |
| Malah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺎﻻﻩ | malah | 80 |
| ﻣﻼﻩ | mlah | 10 |
| ﻣﻠﺢ | mlh | 10 |
| Malah in the Bengali language | ||
| মালাহ | malaha | 80 |
| মালা | mala | 20 |
| Malah in the Arabic language | ||
| ملاه | mlah | - |
| ميلاة | mylat | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Malah
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