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Where Does The Last Name Malaja Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Malaja (Arabic: ملاجي, Marathi: मलजा) is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Malaja click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malaja? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 538,129^th most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 12,186,532 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Malaja live; 70 percent live in East Africa and 69 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Malaja is also the 562,655^th most commonly occurring given name at a global level. It is borne by 251 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 412 people, or 1 in 128,499. In Tanzania Malaja is primarily concentrated in: Simiyu Region, where 55 percent live, Shinyanga Region, where 38 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent live. Apart from Tanzania it occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 15 percent live and The DR Congo, where 5 percent live.

Malaja Last Name Statistics ^demography

Malaja earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 94.37% less than the national average, earning R 13,380 per year.