Malaqa Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Malaqa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Malaqa (8) may also be a first name.
Malaqa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malaqa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Malaqa (Arabic: ملاقي) occurs more in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Malaqa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Malaqa occurs predominantly in Asia, where 75 percent of Malaqa live; 75 percent live in South Asia and 50 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Malaqa is also the 4,213,784th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 8 people.
The last name Malaqa is most frequently held in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 16,076,592. In Afghanistan it is primarily found in: Helmand, where 50 percent are found and Kandahar, where 50 percent are found. Other than Afghanistan it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 25 percent are found and South Africa, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Malaqa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Malaqa in the Arabic language | ||
| ملاقي | mlaqy | - |
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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
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- 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 Malaqa
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