Malamu Surname

141,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,156 people bear this surname

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

Malamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2,9891:24,7173,110
Papua New Guinea691:118,17016,048
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Botswana171:128,64318,229
India121:63,922,115578,870
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Malamu (570) may also be a first name.

Malamu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Malamu (Arabic: مالامو, Hindi: मालमू, Marathi: मालमु) is found most in The DR Congo. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malamu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 141,236th most common surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,309,108 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Malamu live; 95 percent live in Central Africa and 95 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Malamu is also the 351,242nd most prevalent given name worldwide, borne by 570 people.

This last name is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 2,989 people, or 1 in 24,717. Other than The DR Congo this last name exists in 21 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.

Malamu Last Name Statistics demography

Malamu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.91% less than the national average, earning R 116,652 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malamou923,241/
Malamud922,381/
Malamut92615/
Maliamu9268/
Malyamu9238/
Mallamu9233/
Malgamu924/
Malamus923/
Malaimu922/
Mailamu922/
Malamuj922/
Maulamu921/
Mealamu921/
Maleamu921/
Malaimau8649/
Malamoud8644/
Malamutt8613/
Malamout8610/
Mahlamgu8610/
Mallamud869/
Mallamou868/
Mailamou863/
Malamush862/
Mahalamu861/
Malammut861/
Malamaud861/
Malaimou861/
Malyaamu861/
Mallamhu861/
Mahlamau861/
Molamu832,908/
Melamu832,464/
Malemu83509/
Malomu8313/
Malomou773,484/
Molamou7784/
Mailemu7781/
Mallemu7743/
Malomau7726/
Malomud7718/
Mahlemu7710/
Malommu779/
Malamão774/
Maulomu774/
Malamoo773/
Molamhu773/
Maleemu773/
Melamou772/
Molamgu771/
Maulemu771/
Maleimau7150/
Mohulamu7112/
Maloumou7111/
Malomush715/
Moliamui711/
Moulamou711/
Maleumou711/
Melemu6752/
Molomu6735/
Mailoumou6725/
Molemu674/
Melomu671/
Malomusch671/

Malamu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malamu in the Hindi language
मालमूmalamu-
Malamu in the Marathi language
मालमुmalamu33.33
मलमूmalamu33.33
मलमुmalamu33.33
Malamu in the Arabic language
مالاموmalamw-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Malamu
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