Malaka Surname

24,850th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,730 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Malaka Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'someone who is being a waker' in Greek. Mostly used in a friendly way.

Malaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6,8741:7,882995
Sri Lanka5,5551:3,746529
DR Congo2,8591:25,8413,245
India1,7981:426,62122,307
Indonesia1,2211:108,31211,088
Egypt5801:158,51012,069
Saudi Arabia4371:70,60810,708
Papua New Guinea3721:21,9192,361
Nigeria3511:504,68025,124
Lesotho2411:8,4341,892
Malaysia2341:126,0448,216
Uganda2181:179,07914,963
Cameroon1911:108,73912,726
Kenya1791:257,98817,342
Poland1491:255,09231,940
Germany801:1,006,31869,119
Canada761:484,81041,569
Iraq521:673,4939,953
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Zambia381:417,10320,300
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
England131:4,286,005132,302
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Maldives101:40,4172,132
Congo101:498,91011,250
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
France41:16,605,680368,153
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Malaka (22,147) may also be a first name.

Malaka Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'someone who is being a waker' in Greek. Mostly used in a friendly way.

- panosturtle

Malaka Last Name Facts

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

Malaka (Bengali: মালাকা, Georgian: მალაკა, Hindi: मलका, Marathi: मालका, Oriya: ମଲକା, Russian: Малака) is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Malaka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Malaka is the 24,850th most widespread last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 335,368 people. Malaka is predominantly found in Africa, where 53 percent of Malaka are found; 34 percent are found in South Asia and 34 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 35,038th most commonly held forename throughout the world, held by 22,147 people.

The surname Malaka is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 6,874 people, or 1 in 7,882. In South Africa Malaka is primarily concentrated in: Limpopo, where 46 percent live, Gauteng, where 32 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 15 percent live. Apart from South Africa this last name occurs in 68 countries. It also occurs in Sri Lanka, where 26 percent live and The DR Congo, where 13 percent live.

Malaka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Malaka has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 571 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Malaka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Malaka last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Malaka are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 83.33% registered with the political party.

The amount Malaka earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 39.85% less than the national average, earning 208,173 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 32.25% less than the national average, earning R 160,992 per year; in United States they earn 50.23% more than the national average, earning $64,821 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.63% more than the national average, earning $62,416 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malaika923,486/
Malakay921,670/
Malakah921,561/
Malakai92936/
Mahlaka92590/
Malakha92212/
Malajka92190/
Maleaka92117/
Malauka92107/
Maliaka9274/
Mallaka9263/
Malyaka9258/
Malakka9256/
Maulaka9256/
Mailaka9248/
Malaeka9221/
Malakaa9219/
Malatka9216/
Malayka9215/
Malaïka9210/
Malaaka928/
Malakoa927/
Malaîka927/
Malakau926/
Malhaka925/
Malakea923/
Maalaka922/
Maylaka921/
Mmalaka921/
Majlaka921/
Malakaj921/
Mallakka861,929/
Malaikah861,432/
Malaekah86201/
Malaikha86153/
Malakhai86123/
Mailakay86120/
Mallakaj8681/
Malliaka8659/
Maslakai8651/
Maliagka8642/
Maliauka8630/
Malakaah8630/
Malakhay8626/
Malakaya8625/
Mahalaka8620/
Malaiška8617/
Malaikai8616/
Mahlakas8616/
Malakast8616/
Malakaus8612/
Malaszka8612/
Malakiea8611/
Maslakay8610/
Mailakai8610/
Maleakas868/
Maylakay867/
Malagkas867/
Maailaka867/
Malajkat867/
Malaiska866/
Malakath866/
Malyauka865/
Maylakai865/
Malaikay864/
Matlakha864/
Malakkas863/
Mmaliaka863/
Mallaika862/
Malakhau862/
Malaikap862/
Mathlaka862/
Malakhoa861/
Mailakha861/
Maulakha861/
Mallakha861/
Malaykah861/
Maleakai861/
Maslaska861/
Matlacka861/
Mailaska861/
Malaikka861/
Maliakai861/
Malaucka861/
Malašska861/
Mallakai861/
Maylakat861/
Malakkah861/
Matliaka861/
Maliakha861/
Malahaka861/
Mmalhaka861/
Malakaai861/
Malhakat861/
Maleka8346,668/
Maloka8317,497/
Malaki8310,260/
Malaca834,480/
Melaka833,032/
Malake831,653/
Molaka831,472/
Malako831,339/
Malaky83803/
Malaqa834/
Malakj831/
Malliakas80100/
Maliagkas8076/
Mallakhah8023/
Maliakkas8019/
Malauskas8015/
Maslahkah8010/
Maalaakaa803/
Maslakaay803/
Maslaukas802/
Malyachka802/
Malaaikas801/
Malakhaha801/
Mailagkai801/
Maulakash801/
Mallaakka801/
Maslauska801/
Mahalakau801/
Mahallaka801/
Malliagka801/
Malliaika801/
Maillaika801/
Mahlakaah801/
Malakiy776,576/
Malacad774,137/
Mahlake774,103/
Mahlako772,758/
Malacas772,253/
Malekai772,005/
Mohlaka771,098/
Malekay771,056/
Maliaki77982/
Malekau77651/
Malacat77622/
Malouka77493/
Malooka77482/
Malakou77424/
Malleka77397/
Malaiko77385/
Malekah77380/
Mallaki77361/
Mahleka77338/
Moulaka77312/
Malokaj77221/
Maleika77213/
Malacko77206/
Mahloka77188/
Malacca77181/
Malacay77181/
Melakay77170/
Malotka77162/
Malaske77151/
Moliaka77144/
Malloka77125/
Mahlaki77116/
Molyaka77100/
Malacký77100/
Malacky7798/
Malakei7797/
Melaika7788/
Maliake7784/
Malacká7779/
Malayko7760/
Mailake7760/
Malakhi7751/
Malakie7748/
Malakey7741/
Maleyka7741/
Malogka7741/
Malaica7739/
Malioka7738/
Maleaki7736/
Maaloka7735/
Malakyi7726/
Malgaca7726/
Molakah7726/
Malokas7724/
Malaiki7721/
Maláska7721/
Maliako7721/
Maleake7721/
Malacea7720/
Malakho7720/
Malyako7717/
Malacai7717/
Malaeca7716/
Maleeka7715/
Moolaka7714/
Maleaky7714/
Malakeh7713/
Malasca7713/
Malaike7713/
Molaska7712/
Malokai7712/
Maleqka7711/
Maliaky7710/
Mallaca7710/
Mhalake779/
Malokaa779/
Mallake778/
Malakhe778/
Malatký778/
Malakki778/
Meilaka777/
Mailaki777/
Maloska776/
Malaked776/
Malakod775/
Malokay775/
Mauleka775/
Maeleka775/
Malatká775/
Malauko775/
Malyaki774/
Malyoka774/
Melakha774/
Malekka774/
Maulaki774/
Malakke774/
Malakee774/
Maelaca774/
Maslako773/
Mallako773/
Melakea773/
Mailaca773/
Malacaj773/
Mmaleka773/
Malauke772/
Malakii772/
Malekaa772/
Malayke772/
Malaaki772/
Malakoi772/
Malacap772/
Malatko771/
Malacke771/
Malakoz771/
Maaleka771/
Melakka771/
Molakaa771/
Molakha771/
Mmalaki771/
Malacoa771/
Malaaqa771/
Malakeu771/
Mahlaqa771/
Malhaca771/
Maliaca771/
Malaško771/
Molakad771/
Molakay771/
Molauka771/
Matlaca771/
Masloka771/
Mailoka771/
Mahlaky771/
Molhaka771/
Malakih771/
Malakko771/
Maslauskas75610/
Maliauskas7572/
Matlauskas7535/
Malliagkas7515/
Mahalakaus7510/
Malashko711,161/
Mallasca71272/
Malekaai71200/
Malagkit71187/
Malacaya71141/
Mathlake71138/
Molakhah7172/
Maliokas7172/
Maliogka7162/
Malakopp7157/
Mallakis7140/
Mallakki7139/
Maleakhi7135/
Malottka7132/
Maliakis7128/
Malekahu7120/
Maleikat7119/
Malackey7118/
Malacatt7117/
Malausky7116/
Malauski7116/
Mahalaki7116/
Malacket7114/
Malaszko7113/
Malaikos7112/
Mallouka7111/
Malakous7111/
Maulakhi7110/
Malakieh7110/
Mahlauke718/
Malochka717/
Maslauke717/
Malaikeu717/
Maliacke717/
Maslokah716/
Mallazca716/
Mmalleka716/
Maslocka715/
Mahalake715/
Maleacki715/
Mallaiki715/
Malookat715/
Malaaiki715/
Malatker714/
Malaiket714/
Mailakit714/
Mailaaca714/
Moulakat714/
Malyatko713/
Mallaked713/
Mallaker713/
Mahaleka713/
Moolakaa713/
Maslaker713/
Maleikay713/
Mailaeca713/
Malakost713/
Malaaqah713/
Malekaha712/
Maladker712/
Malashki712/
Malaquas712/
Moulakad712/
Mahlakhi712/
Malaakeh712/
Mahlauko711/
Malacaia711/
Malajker711/
Malakepp711/
Malakhee711/
Malakhii711/
Malakker711/
Malakopf711/
Maulakho711/
Matlakod711/
Malyakos711/
Malyaski711/
Malyoska711/
Mallaski711/
Mallekka711/
Malaskit711/
Malaysko711/
Malhotka711/
Maliacki711/
Mhalakos711/
Mealakeh711/
Mallakhi711/
Mailacca711/
Malackhi711/
Matlaake711/
Mailaker711/
Malaccai711/
Malahaki711/
Malakqui711/
Mahlakeh711/
Mahlakui711/
Malhacky711/
Malhocka711/
Maliaica711/
Malaykeu711/
Malekaah711/
Malekaay711/
Malliaki711/
Mallioka711/
Mallakou711/
Malookai711/
Malášska711/
Maloukai711/
Maloukas711/
Maloukka711/
Moulacka711/
Mahlakke711/
Maleakge711/
Mallacas711/
Mathloka711/
M'Maloka711/
Mahlaiki711/
Moulaika711/
Motlakas711/
Mohlakea711/
Molakuoa711/
Mmahlake711/
Mmahlako711/
Malatkou711/
Majlekaj711/
Malaiske711/
Maliauca711/
Mallaike710/
Malothka710/
Meleka6714,236/
Maleko676,584/
Moleka675,082/
Maloko673,147/
Malaco671,053/
Maloki671,035/
Maloke67684/
Moloka67673/
Molake67583/
Maloky67536/
Molako67196/
Maleca67133/
Maliogkas6799/
Malace6797/
Molaki6776/
Maloca6771/
Matlioska6766/
Meloka6750/
Magliacca6739/
Malliakos6733/
Melaca6724/
Mailehako6718/
Malathker6714/
Malekaajh6714/
Malaqi6713/
Maslauski6712/
Maslauskaitė6712/
Malaquais6711/
Molaky6711/
Malyachki6710/
Malyochka679/
Malliokas677/
Mallascca677/
Maeleka'a677/
Mallakopp676/
Maliauski676/
Melako675/
Molaqa675/
Malliacas674/
Malaikhet674/
Malaikhot674/
Malleikat674/
Malakhedh673/
Moolakatt673/
Maslausky673/
Maailaaca673/
Malaqe673/
Molaca673/
Mohlakhoa673/
Maloqa673/
Malliakis672/
Malyoshka671/
Malakeets671/
Malaquaya671/
Malaschko671/
Mailleeka671/
Mallakepp671/
Mallaketh671/
Malaskuit671/
Moolakkad671/
Masliakis671/
Maslockat671/
M'Haliake671/
Mahalekau671/
Malacó671/
Maliauskaitė671/
Malauckis671/
Malekahay671/
Moladkhah671/
Matlhakuy671/
Matlhakui671/
Maleqa671/
Malaaqath671/

Malaka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malaka in the Georgian language
მალაკაmalaka-
Malaka in the Hindi language
मलकाmalaka97.06
मलाकाmalaka1.53
मालकाmalaka0.71
मालाकाmalaka0.47
मलकmalaka0.12
मालाकारmalakara0.12
Malaka in the Oriya language
ମଲକାmalaka68.24
ମାଲକାmalaka22.3
ମଳକାmalaka2.7
ମଲାକାmalaka2.03
େମଲକାemalaka1.35
ମଲକmalaka1.35
େମେଲକାemelaka0.68
Malaka in the Bengali language
মালাকাmalaka55.56
মলাকাmalaka22.22
মালকাmalaka11.11
মলেকাmaleka11.11
Malaka in the Marathi language
मालकाmalaka27.78
मलकाmalaka19.44
मलकmalaka15.28
मळाकाmalaka11.11
मळकाmalaka8.33
मलाकाmalaka5.56
मलेकाmaleka2.78
माळकाmalaka2.78
मालाकाmalaka1.39
मालकmalaka1.39
मालीकाmalika1.39
Malaka in the Russian language
Малакаmalaka-

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