Malao Surname

188,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,240 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Malao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7581:71,4758,906
Philippines7381:137,17923,201
Thailand1601:441,49077,308
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
Indonesia1191:1,111,33879,949
Zambia1031:153,88310,964
Papua New Guinea501:163,07422,562
Lesotho421:48,3947,686
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Solomon Islands251:23,2014,555
India231:33,350,669396,143
Cameroon221:944,04961,779
England111:5,065,278148,650
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
France21:33,211,361423,184
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Malao (334) may also be a first name.

Malao Last Name Facts

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

Malao (Hindi: मालाो, Marathi: मालव) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Malao? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 188,707th most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 3,253,369 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 49 percent of Malao live; 44 percent live in Southeast Asia and 42 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Malao is also the 478,963rd most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 334 people.

This surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 758 people, or 1 in 71,475. In South Africa Malao is most frequent in: North West, where 49 percent reside, Gauteng, where 36 percent reside and Free State, where 8 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this surname is found in 31 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 33 percent reside and Thailand, where 7 percent reside.

Malao Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Malao has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Malao surname fell 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Malao Last Name Statistics demography

Malao earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 21.85% more than the national average, earning R 289,560 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maliao91837/
Mailao91470/
Malhao91353/
Malaho91284/
Maylao91214/
Mallao91146/
Malaou91106/
Malaoh91102/
Maalao91100/
Malaop9150/
Malaos9124/
Matlao9121/
Maelao9117/
Malyao917/
Malgao917/
Majlao916/
Malaoa915/
Malaoi913/
Malaot913/
Mahlao912/
Malauo911/
Mmalao911/
Maaliao83276/
Mahalao8388/
Malagio8363/
Malliao8313/
Malaiyo8312/
Matlaos8310/
Mailaho839/
Malyaou837/
Mailaou836/
Mallaou834/
Maalyao834/
Matlhao834/
Mallaho833/
Mahlaou833/
Malahod832/
Malayyo832/
Magliao831/
Malahou831/
Mallaeo831/
Mathlao831/
Majlaoi831/
Malaoot831/
Maloa808,772/
Molao801,749/
Melao801,544/
Maalaoch776/
Malaouth771/
Mallajyo771/
Maglihao771/
Malahaou771/
Mallahou771/
Maitlaho771/
Mahlaout771/
Molaoa733,047/
Matloa731,574/
Mailoa73871/
Maloho73188/
Malhoa73154/
Maloha73152/
Maluia73131/
Malaua73113/
Maloua7398/
Malouo7362/
Molaho7360/
Molgao7353/
Maileo7349/
Maeloa7337/
Mmolao7329/
Mahloa7318/
Mahloo7314/
Mollao7314/
Maloat7312/
Malaea739/
Moulao739/
Masloa737/
Maloas736/
Molaoy732/
Meleao732/
Malaau732/
Maload732/
Malioa732/
Malgoa732/
Moilao732/
Meliao732/
Mayloa731/
Malyoa731/
Maleua731/
Mealeo731/
Malhôa731/
Malloa731/
Malo'o731/
Mohlao731/
Melaho731/
'Molao731/
Maloah731/
Meelao731/
Malioo731/
'Molaoa67778/
Malloua67675/
Malaiya67344/
Mmatloa67276/
Malayya67256/
Mmolaoa67207/
Maelaua67108/
Malioat67104/
Moolaod6799/
Malagia6780/
Malayea6751/
Mautloa6746/
Maluoha6739/
Malouoa6738/
Mhaloho6728/
Mahaloo6720/
Maleiya6718/
Maileoi6712/
Malaaya679/
Malaaut677/
Matloua676/
Maatloa676/
Moollao676/
Maulioa675/
Mahloho675/
Mailoua674/
Molahoa674/
Malajia673/
Malouah673/
Malohoi673/
Mouliao673/
Maleyya672/
Malhoua672/
Melaouh672/
Mohlaoi672/
Melahou672/
Maileoy671/
Malogio671/
Moulaoi671/
Mathloa671/
Matluoa671/
Maelaea671/
Maelo'o671/
Mahloaa671/
Mahloua671/
Malhoea671/
Malloah671/
Malouoh671/
Moulaou671/
Molaooa671/
Matlhoa671/
Mauloha671/
Maloyia671/
Mahloha671/
Mohlaho671/
Mahaloa671/

Malao Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malao in the Hindi language
मालाोmalao-
Malao in the Marathi language
मालवmalava77.78
मलावmalava22.22

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Footnotes

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