Malapu Surname

709,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 413 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Malapu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malapu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1531:864,37465,003
India1371:5,599,017134,774
South Africa711:763,06652,802
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Solomon Islands91:64,44812,261
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Malapu (53) may also be a first name.

Malapu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Malapu (Hindi: मलपू, Marathi: मलापु, Oriya: ମାଲାପୁ) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Malapu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 709,895th most common family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 17,645,390 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 70 percent of Malapu are found; 37 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 37 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Malapu is also the 1,366,219th most widely held given name internationally. It is borne by 53 people.

The surname Malapu is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 153 people, or 1 in 864,374. In Indonesia Malapu is primarily found in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 71 percent reside, Gorontalo, where 15 percent reside and South Sulawesi, where 12 percent reside. Besides Indonesia Malapu is found in 7 countries. It is also found in India, where 33 percent reside and South Africa, where 17 percent reside.

Malapu Last Name Statistics demography

Malapu earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 23.72% more than the national average, earning R 294,000 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mallapu921,678/
Malgapu92125/
Matlapu9290/
Malappu9262/
Malaphu9244/
Malaupu9218/
Malaput9214/
Malapau929/
Mailapu927/
Malyapu924/
Malapud921/
Malaapu921/
Maladpu921/
Maylapu921/
Maslapu921/
Maelapu921/
Maleapu921/
Mahlapuu86152/
Mallappu8610/
Malaphut865/
Mallaapu865/
Mahalapu864/
Matlapud864/
Mailaspu863/
Mallaypu861/
Malepu83931/
Melapu83334/
Molapu8322/
Malopu832/
Mallapuha801/
Mallepu77421/
Mailopu7716/
Melaapu779/
Malapoe779/
Maalepu777/
Malepou774/
Mollapu771/
Mahlepu771/
Meelapu771/
Malophu771/
Mahalepu717/
Maloupou712/
Maleypeu711/
Mallapoo711/
Mallaapoo673/
Molopu672/
Molepu672/
Mohlaphou671/

Malapu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malapu in the Hindi language
मलपूmalapu-
Malapu in the Oriya language
ମାଲାପୁmalapu66.67
ମଲାପୁେଜାଗାୟmalapuejagaya33.33
Malapu in the Marathi language
मलापुmalapu66.67
मलपुmalapu33.33

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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
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  • 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 Malapu
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