Malanda Surname

13,073rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42,877 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Congo
Highest density in:
Congo

Malanda Surname Definition:

Malanda is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a child who is born in a time of numerous sufferings.

Malanda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Congo25,7281:19416
DR Congo7,7581:9,5231,180
Angola2,5631:10,5301,295
Malawi2,1441:7,9851,197
Tanzania1,5691:33,7423,952
Zambia7721:20,5312,262
France5591:118,82417,948
South Africa3681:147,22216,772
Kenya3101:148,96711,865
Gabon3031:6,2351,152
Spain1831:255,47616,239
Zimbabwe1481:104,31214,575
Poland881:431,91844,930
Philippines851:1,191,03893,973
United States491:7,397,121336,459
England401:1,392,95161,553
Switzerland311:264,93321,684
Belgium291:396,43641,978
Indonesia241:5,510,383253,014
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
India131:59,005,029552,550
Saint Lucia81:22,3481,601
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Malanda (553) may also be a first name.

Malanda Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Malanda is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a child who is born in a time of numerous sufferings.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Malanda Last Name Facts

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

The last name Malanda (Arabic: ميلاندا, Marathi: मालंदा, Russian: Маланда) is borne by more people in The Congo than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Malanda.

How Common Is The Last Name Malanda? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 13,073rd most numerous surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 169,964 people. The last name Malanda is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Malanda are found; 79 percent are found in Central Africa and 79 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 357,892nd most widely held first name globally, borne by 553 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The Congo, where it is borne by 25,728 people, or 1 in 194. In The Congo it is most prevalent in: Brazzaville Department, where 29 percent are found, Bouenza Department, where 22 percent are found and Pointe-Noire Department, where 17 percent are found. Excluding The Congo Malanda occurs in 48 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 18 percent are found and Angola, where 6 percent are found.

Malanda Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Malanda last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Malanda surname are 10.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.64% registered with the party.

The amount Malanda earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 78.86% more than the national average, earning R 425,028 per year and in United States they earn 20.56% more than the national average, earning $52,021 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malanday93608/
Maulanda9396/
Malyanda9353/
Mallanda9339/
Mailanda9332/
Matlanda9313/
Maylanda938/
Malaunda935/
Malandah935/
Malianda934/
Maleanda934/
Malandas934/
Malainda932/
Malandai932/
Maslanda931/
Mahalanda8876/
Malandaya8866/
Malainday8837/
Maulianda8829/
Maslyanda889/
Maland'ha884/
Malaindah883/
Malahanda881/
Malasenda881/
Malatinda881/
Mallandah881/
Malonda8662,867/
Malando867,299/
Malandi861,893/
Malande861,420/
Molanda86602/
Melanda86544/
Malandj8682/
Malandy8623/
Malamda862/
Meilanda80210/
Malandou80204/
Malandyi80200/
Maliandi80148/
Mailamda80144/
Maulandi8073/
Melianda8070/
Malandit8068/
Maliande8066/
Mailandi8056/
Maylandi8053/
Maylando8049/
Malgonda8045/
Muilanda8027/
Melanday8027/
Malhonda8026/
Malandiy8019/
Maliando8015/
Maliandy8013/
Malandei8012/
Malounda8011/
Meylanda8010/
Malyandi8010/
Mailande8010/
Mallande808/
Maelando807/
Mailando807/
Mallandi807/
Malandih807/
Maleandy806/
Maleunda804/
Moulanda804/
Mallonda803/
Malandez803/
Malandie803/
Malondah802/
Malaunde802/
Malgandi801/
Malannde801/
Mallando801/
Malandes801/
Malyande801/
Mollanda801/
Malgandy801/
Malhandi801/
Malandis801/
Malandje801/
Malandos801/
Malandoz801/
Malonday801/
Molainda801/
Malondas801/
Malaindi801/
Mahlande801/
Mahlandi801/
Malaandi801/
Machillanda78884/
Malandesh75158/
Malandysh7517/
Mauliandi754/
Mahalande753/
Meilyanda753/
Malgaundi752/
Mahalonda751/
Malgaunde751/
Maihlamda751/
Mailamdai751/
Meilianda751/
Maleander750/
Machilllanda741/
Malondo712,490/
Molande712,423/
Molonda711,041/
Malonde71431/
Molandi71362/
Melando71199/
Malondi71118/
Molando7186/
Melonda7112/
Malamdi715/
Mailaunder711/
Malondy711/
Molandy711/
Mayleander710/
Mollande67627/
Meilandi67210/
Molandes67188/
Malgonde6758/
Meilandy6758/
Meilando6749/
Meilande6729/
Malondez6711/
Meylandi679/
Moulonda679/
Maliondo677/
Moulandi676/
Malondoï674/
Maloundi673/
Meliando672/
Malamdou672/
Mallamdi672/
Maylonde671/
Malgondi671/
Malhonde671/
Mollandy671/
Moslande671/
Machillando671/
Mailamde671/
Mallondo671/
Malondoy671/
Moilandi671/
Molonday671/
Muilonda671/
Mohlandi671/
Molamndi671/
Melionda671/
Malamdyi671/
Malondet671/
Malondoi671/

Malanda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malanda in the Marathi language
मालंदाmalanda96.3
मलांदाmalanda3.7
Malanda in the Russian language
Маландаmalanda-
Malanda in the Arabic language
ميلانداmylanda-

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