Malanja Surname
Approximately 151 people bear this surname
Malanja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 150 | 1:352,944 | 26,073 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Malanja (15) may also be a first name.
Malanja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malanja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Malanja (Oriya: ମାଲ) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Malanja click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Malanja? popularity and diffusion
The surname Malanja is the 1,428,594th most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 48,261,893 people. The last name Malanja occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Malanja are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 15 people.
This last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 150 people, or 1 in 352,944. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Kigoma Region, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania Malanja is found in one country. It is also common in Zambia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Malanja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Malanja in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାଲ | mala | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Malanja
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