Malaiya Surname

811,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 344 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Thailand

Malaiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malaiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1941:3,953,945107,840
Thailand1251:565,10796,458
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
England31:18,572,686338,250
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197

Malaiya (530) may also be a first name.

Malaiya Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Malaiya Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Malaiya (Hindi: मलइया, Marathi: मलैया) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malaiya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 811,192nd most common family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 21,184,726 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Malaiya reside; 56 percent reside in South Asia and 56 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Malaiya is also the 366,410th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 530 people.

This surname is most frequent in India, where it is held by 194 people, or 1 in 3,953,945. In India Malaiya is most common in: Madhya Pradesh, where 31 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 29 percent reside and Chhattisgarh, where 5 percent reside. Outside of India this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 36 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Malaiya Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Malaiya last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Malaiya earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Malaiya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malaiya in the Marathi language
मलैयाmalaiya91.67
मलईयाmala'iya2.78
मालैयाmalaiya2.08
मलैययाmalaiyaya1.39
मलाईयाmala'iya0.69
मलइयाmala'iya0.69
बालायाbalaya0.69
Malaiya in the Hindi language
मलइयाmala'iya50
मलैयाmalaiya18.75
मलईयाmala'iya18.75
मालियाmaliya12.5

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Malaiya
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