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Where Does The Last Name Malama Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Malama (Bengali: মালামা, Hindi: मलमा, Marathi: मालमा, Oriya: ମାଲାମା, Russian: Малама) is held by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Malama? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 13,413^th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 174,828 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Malama are found; 83 percent are found in Southern Africa and 83 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 69,618^th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 8,258 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is borne by 33,426 people, or 1 in 474. In Zambia Malama is most frequent in: Copperbelt Province, where 25 percent are found, Muchinga Province, where 19 percent are found and Northern Province, where 16 percent are found. Beside Zambia this surname occurs in 50 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found and Cameroon, where 4 percent are found.

Malama Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Malama last name is chiefly Muslim (97%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Malama surname are 35.01% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 88.24% being registered with the party.

The amount Malama earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 14.73% more than the national average, earning R 272,652 per year and in United States they earn 12.97% less than the national average, earning $37,554 USD per year.