Malakula Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Malakula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malakula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Malakula Last Name Facts

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

Malakula (Hindi: मलकूला) is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Malakula? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,665,662nd most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 79 percent of Malakula reside; 79 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 76 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

This surname is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 370,624. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Milne Bay, where 86 percent live and Central, where 14 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 14 percent live and The DR Congo, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Malakula Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malakula in the Hindi language
मलकूलाmalakula-

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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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