Malaka Surname
Approximately 21,730 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 6,874 | 1:7,882 | 995 |
| Sri Lanka | 5,555 | 1:3,746 | 529 |
| DR Congo | 2,859 | 1:25,841 | 3,245 |
| India | 1,798 | 1:426,621 | 22,307 |
| Indonesia | 1,221 | 1:108,312 | 11,088 |
| Egypt | 580 | 1:158,510 | 12,069 |
| Saudi Arabia | 437 | 1:70,608 | 10,708 |
| Papua New Guinea | 372 | 1:21,919 | 2,361 |
| Nigeria | 351 | 1:504,680 | 25,124 |
| Lesotho | 241 | 1:8,434 | 1,892 |
| Malaysia | 234 | 1:126,044 | 8,216 |
| Uganda | 218 | 1:179,079 | 14,963 |
| Cameroon | 191 | 1:108,739 | 12,726 |
| Kenya | 179 | 1:257,988 | 17,342 |
| Poland | 149 | 1:255,092 | 31,940 |
| Germany | 80 | 1:1,006,318 | 69,119 |
| Canada | 76 | 1:484,810 | 41,569 |
| Iraq | 52 | 1:673,493 | 9,953 |
| United States | 40 | 1:9,061,473 | 385,835 |
| Zambia | 38 | 1:417,103 | 20,300 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Thailand | 18 | 1:3,924,352 | 328,346 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Maldives | 10 | 1:40,417 | 2,132 |
| Congo | 10 | 1:498,910 | 11,250 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 1:22,330,486 | 77,733 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
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.
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Malaka Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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 borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Malaka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 24,850th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 335,368 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 53 percent of Malaka reside; 34 percent reside in South Asia and 34 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 35,038th most commonly held given name internationally It is held by 22,147 people.
The surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 6,874 people, or 1 in 7,882. In South Africa Malaka is mostly concentrated in: Limpopo, where 46 percent live, Gauteng, where 32 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 15 percent live. Excluding South Africa this surname occurs in 68 countries. It is also common in Sri Lanka, where 26 percent live and The DR Congo, where 13 percent live.
Malaka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Malaka has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Malaka last name rose 571 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Malaka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Malaka last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 83.33% being 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
Malaka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Malaka in the Georgian language | ||
| მალაკა | malaka | - |
| Malaka in the Hindi language | ||
| मलका | malaka | 97.06 |
| मलाका | malaka | 1.53 |
| मालका | malaka | 0.71 |
| मालाका | malaka | 0.47 |
| मलक | malaka | 0.12 |
| मालाकार | malakara | 0.12 |
| Malaka in the Oriya language | ||
| ମଲକା | malaka | 68.24 |
| ମାଲକା | malaka | 22.3 |
| ମଳକା | malaka | 2.7 |
| ମଲାକା | malaka | 2.03 |
| େମଲକା | emalaka | 1.35 |
| ମଲକ | malaka | 1.35 |
| େମେଲକା | emelaka | 0.68 |
| Malaka in the Bengali language | ||
| মালাকা | malaka | 55.56 |
| মলাকা | malaka | 22.22 |
| মালকা | malaka | 11.11 |
| মলেকা | maleka | 11.11 |
| Malaka in the Marathi language | ||
| मालका | malaka | 27.78 |
| मलका | malaka | 19.44 |
| मलक | malaka | 15.28 |
| मळाका | malaka | 11.11 |
| मळका | malaka | 8.33 |
| मलाका | malaka | 5.56 |
| मलेका | maleka | 2.78 |
| माळका | malaka | 2.78 |
| मालाका | malaka | 1.39 |
| मालक | malaka | 1.39 |
| मालीका | malika | 1.39 |
| Malaka in the Russian language | ||
| Малака | malaka | - |
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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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