Malapa Surname

149,540th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,954 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

Malapa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malapa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1,2631:16,4442,260
India4401:1,743,33062,526
Vanuatu3931:670148
Malawi3141:54,5197,527
South Africa2241:241,86524,757
Botswana661:33,1356,513
Papua New Guinea641:127,40217,396
Tanzania611:867,89543,770
Zambia401:396,24819,783
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Indonesia241:5,510,383253,014
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
Lesotho51:406,51217,363
France41:16,605,680368,153
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
England11:55,718,059489,080
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Congo11:4,989,09634,171

Malapa (867) may also be a first name.

Malapa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Malapa (Hindi: मालापा, Marathi: मलापा, Oriya: ମାଲପା) is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Malapa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 149,540th most widespread last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,467,009 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 68 percent of Malapa are found; 32 percent are found in West Africa and 29 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 276,394th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world, held by 867 people.

This last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1,263 people, or 1 in 16,444. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 69 percent are found, Centre Region, where 9 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 9 percent are found. Other than Cameroon this last name is found in 20 countries. It is also common in India, where 15 percent are found and Vanuatu, where 13 percent are found.

Malapa Last Name Statistics demography

Malapa earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 23.31% less than the national average, earning R 182,244 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malapad922,069/
Malappa92340/
Matlapa9294/
Malapas9268/
Mallapa9262/
Malapha9236/
Malapay9235/
Malaipa9230/
Maliapa9229/
Mailapa9228/
Malapaz9222/
Malapat9216/
Malaupa929/
Malapau929/
Mahlapa929/
Malyapa925/
Malapah925/
Maleapa925/
Malaepa923/
Malhapa921/
Maelapa921/
Malaapa921/
Malgapa921/
Malapaa921/
Malapap921/
Mallappa862,303/
Malapaya86336/
Matlhapa86302/
Mahlapha86209/
Malaphat86168/
Mahalapa8656/
Malapeau8632/
Maleappa8632/
Maulapai8627/
Malaipha8627/
Maulapay866/
Mhalappa864/
Mailappa863/
Maliappa862/
Maalappa861/
Malyappa861/
Mallapat861/
Malapaia861/
Mailaepa861/
Malaaipa861/
Malhapha861/
Malepa832,637/
Malapo832,031/
Malopa831,644/
Malape83894/
Malapi83636/
Melapa8333/
Malapy838/
Molapa833/
Malaphaia8020/
Maelaaipa803/
Malaiphat802/
Mahalappa801/
Mallapadh801/
Mallapuha801/
Malaypaya801/
Mealeapat801/
Malleapah801/
Malaiphai801/
Malapit774,019/
Malgapo771,622/
Matlape77398/
Mahlape77211/
Mallopa77101/
Motlapa7799/
Malapot7750/
Malapet7736/
Maleppa7725/
Mallapi7723/
Malaper7721/
Maliape7718/
Malapis7716/
Malaphi7713/
Meelapa7712/
Mgalapo7711/
Mealepa7711/
Molapai779/
Maliopa779/
Matlopa779/
Maloppa778/
Melappa777/
Mallapo777/
Malapho777/
Mahlapi775/
Matlapi774/
Maulepa773/
Malapes773/
Mohlapa773/
Malapie773/
Maylapi772/
Mallape772/
Malopay772/
Mailepa772/
Molapoa772/
Mahlopa772/
Malapee772/
Malepai771/
Molappa771/
Mailape771/
Malaape771/
Malahpi771/
Malgape771/
Malepah771/
Malaupe771/
Malapei771/
Malaphy771/
Malapiy771/
Molyapa771/
Malahapaya751/
Matlhape71622/
Mahalepa7177/
Mahalopa7127/
Malloupa7122/
Malleppa7120/
Malaphet7118/
Malhappe7117/
Matlhapi7112/
Mathlape7110/
Maloupas717/
Malapohe715/
Mollappa713/
Mahalapi713/
Motlaupa713/
Mallyapi712/
Malliapi712/
Mathlapi712/
Mahlapho712/
Malapech712/
Meelapha712/
Malapoit711/
Malapoth711/
Mallapoo711/
Malaspee711/
Moulappa711/
Mealapeh711/
Malgappo711/
Maliappi711/
Malapots711/
Mallepah711/
Molapuoa711/
Moilapay711/
Molleapa711/
Matlhopa711/
Malaphee711/
Mahlaphe711/
Moollapa711/
Malaipet711/
Malaipip711/
Mahalapo711/
Molapo6720,548/
Malope6717,151/
Molapi671,243/
Molopa67774/
Malopi67247/
Malepo67223/
Malopo67186/
Molepa67177/
Malaiphet67161/
Melepa67146/
Malloupas6792/
Malapetch6735/
Mallouppa6728/
Maliappis6717/
Malopy6715/
Malaiphit679/
Mailaphot678/
Mahalaphi676/
Molape674/
Mallaapoo673/
Melapo673/
Mahalapos673/
Mahalapho673/
Malayphet672/
Maalaphet671/
Mallaappo671/
Matlhapii671/
Malouppas671/
Melopa671/
Malliappi671/
Moolaphai671/

Malapa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malapa in the Marathi language
मलापाmalapa79.19
माळपाmalapa7.3
मालापाmalapa2.95
माळापाmalapa2.95
बाळापाbalapa0.93
कलापाkalapa0.78
मलपाmalapa0.47
मळापाmalapa0.31
मदापाmadapa0.16
यलापाyalapa0.16
हाळेापाhaleapa0.16
यलपाyalapa0.16
बाळपाbalapa0.16
मळपाmalapa0.16
हलापाhalapa0.16
मलगmalaga0.16
काळपाkalapa0.16
Malapa in the Oriya language
ମାଲପାmalapa57.69
ମଲପାmalapa32.69
ମଳପାmalapa5.77
ମାଳପାmalapa3.85
Malapa in the Hindi language
मालापाmalapa33.33
मालपाmalapa33.33
मलपाmalapa33.33

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