Malam Bala Surname
Approximately 351 people bear this surname
Malam Bala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 321 | 1:551,847 | 26,913 |
| Niger | 30 | 1:639,734 | 15,675 |
Malam Bala Demographics
Malam Bala Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Malam Bala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malam Bala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Malam Bala is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Malam Bala? popularity and diffusion
It is the 799,576th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 20,762,239 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Malam Bala reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Malam Bala is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 321 people, or 1 in 551,847. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Kaduna, where 64 percent are found, Sokoto, where 19 percent are found and Kebbi, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Niger, where 9 percent are found.
Malam Bala Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.
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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 Malam Bala
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