Malakia Surname

231,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,747 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Malakia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malakia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia1,4971:1,609218
Lesotho1391:14,6233,202
South Africa641:846,52756,162
Solomon Islands151:38,6697,565
India81:95,883,173728,828
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Zimbabwe41:3,859,560114,807
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Malakia (4,335) may also be a first name.

Malakia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Malakia (Oriya: ମଲକିଆ) is borne by more people in Namibia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Malakia? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 231,373rd most widespread surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,171,463 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Malakia live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 104,969th most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 4,335 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Namibia, where it is carried by 1,497 people, or 1 in 1,609. In Namibia Malakia is most prevalent in: Omusati Region, where 39 percent live, Khomas Region, where 15 percent live and Oshikoto Region, where 13 percent live. Not including Namibia this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 8 percent live and South Africa, where 4 percent live.

Malakia Last Name Statistics demography

Malakia earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 63.81% less than the national average, earning R 85,992 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Malakia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malakia in the Oriya language
ମଲକିଆmalaki'a-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Malakia
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