Malamu Surname
Approximately 3,156 people bear this surname
Malamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 2,989 | 1:24,717 | 3,110 |
| Papua New Guinea | 69 | 1:118,170 | 16,048 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
Malamu (570) may also be a first name.
Malamu Demographics
Average Malamu Salary in
South Africa
R 116,652
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malamou | 92 | 3,241 | / |
| Malamud | 92 | 2,381 | / |
| Malamut | 92 | 615 | / |
| Maliamu | 92 | 68 | / |
| Malyamu | 92 | 38 | / |
| Mallamu | 92 | 33 | / |
| Malgamu | 92 | 4 | / |
| Malamus | 92 | 3 | / |
| Malaimu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Mailamu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Malamuj | 92 | 2 | / |
| Maulamu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mealamu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Maleamu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Malaimau | 86 | 49 | / |
| Malamoud | 86 | 44 | / |
| Malamutt | 86 | 13 | / |
| Malamout | 86 | 10 | / |
| Mahlamgu | 86 | 10 | / |
| Mallamud | 86 | 9 | / |
| Mallamou | 86 | 8 | / |
| Mailamou | 86 | 3 | / |
| Malamush | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mahalamu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Malammut | 86 | 1 | / |
| Malamaud | 86 | 1 | / |
| Malaimou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Malyaamu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mallamhu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mahlamau | 86 | 1 | / |
| Molamu | 83 | 2,908 | / |
| Melamu | 83 | 2,464 | / |
| Malemu | 83 | 509 | / |
| Malomu | 83 | 13 | / |
| Malomou | 77 | 3,484 | / |
| Molamou | 77 | 84 | / |
| Mailemu | 77 | 81 | / |
| Mallemu | 77 | 43 | / |
| Malomau | 77 | 26 | / |
| Malomud | 77 | 18 | / |
| Mahlemu | 77 | 10 | / |
| Malommu | 77 | 9 | / |
| Malamão | 77 | 4 | / |
| Maulomu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Malamoo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Molamhu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Maleemu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Melamou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Molamgu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maulemu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maleimau | 71 | 50 | / |
| Mohulamu | 71 | 12 | / |
| Maloumou | 71 | 11 | / |
| Malomush | 71 | 5 | / |
| Moliamui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moulamou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maleumou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Melemu | 67 | 52 | / |
| Molomu | 67 | 35 | / |
| Mailoumou | 67 | 25 | / |
| Molemu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Melomu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Malomusch | 67 | 1 | / |
Malamu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Malamu in the Hindi language | ||
| मालमू | malamu | - |
| Malamu in the Marathi language | ||
| मालमु | malamu | 33.33 |
| मलमू | malamu | 33.33 |
| मलमु | malamu | 33.33 |
| Malamu in the Arabic language | ||
| مالامو | malamw | - |
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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 Malamu
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