Malalu Surname

330,130th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Malalu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malalu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo6291:117,45612,805
Kenya2761:167,31812,883
Indonesia991:1,335,85092,420
Venezuela521:580,84810,516
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
India91:85,229,487684,495
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Malalu (348) may also be a first name.

Malalu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Malalu (Hindi: मलालू, Marathi: मललु) is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Malalu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 330,130th most widespread family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 6,495,139 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Malalu reside; 56 percent reside in Central Africa and 56 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Malalu is also the 467,354th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 348 people.

It is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 629 people, or 1 in 117,456. Excluding The DR Congo this surname exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 25 percent are found and Indonesia, where 9 percent are found.

Malalu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Malalu surname is principally Christian (86%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Malalu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malalu in the Hindi language
मलालूmalalu73.91
मलालुmalalu8.7
मललूmalalu8.7
मलल्ूmalalu4.35
मललुmalalu4.35
Malalu in the Marathi language
मललुmalalu69.57
मललूmalalu21.74
मळलुmalalu4.35
मलालुmalalu4.35

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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
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  • 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 Malalu
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