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) is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Malanja? popularity and diffusion
The surname Malanja is the 1,428,594th most prevalent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. The last name Malanja occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Malanja reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 15 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 150 people, or 1 in 352,944. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania it occurs in one country. It is also common in Zambia, where 1 percent are found.
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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