Malasha Surname
Approximately 5,009 people bear this surname
Malasha Surname Definition:
Malasha is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: charcoal.
Malasha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 3,971 | 1:3,991 | 486 |
| Malawi | 497 | 1:34,445 | 5,098 |
| DR Congo | 144 | 1:513,053 | 40,658 |
| Uganda | 139 | 1:280,858 | 20,004 |
| Zimbabwe | 86 | 1:179,514 | 21,615 |
| Israel | 67 | 1:127,726 | 13,864 |
| South Africa | 43 | 1:1,259,947 | 70,377 |
| Russia | 35 | 1:4,117,802 | 198,221 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
Malasha (172) may also be a first name.
Malasha Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Malasha is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: charcoal.
Malasha Demographics
Average Malasha Salary in
South Africa
R 85,044
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Malasha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malasha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Malasha (Georgian: მალაშა, Hindi: मलाशा, Marathi: मालशा, Oriya: ମାଲଶା, Russian: Малаша) is most common in Zambia. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Malasha? popularity and diffusion
The surname Malasha is the 95,036th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,454,890 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Malasha live; 92 percent live in Southern Africa and 92 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 696,764th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 172 people.
It is most frequent in Zambia, where it is carried by 3,971 people, or 1 in 3,991. In Zambia it is mostly found in: North-Western Province, where 26 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 23 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 21 percent reside. Besides Zambia this last name exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 10 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside.
Malasha Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Malasha surname is chiefly Orthodox (50%) in Russia.
Malasha earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 64.21% less than the national average, earning R 85,044 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Malasha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Malasha in the Georgian language | ||
| მალაშა | malasha | - |
| Malasha in the Hindi language | ||
| मलाशा | malasa | - |
| Malasha in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାଲଶା | malasa | - |
| Malasha in the Marathi language | ||
| मालशा | malasa | 65.52 |
| मलशा | malasa | 17.24 |
| मलाशा | malasa | 10.34 |
| मालाशा | malasa | 6.9 |
| Malasha in the Russian language | ||
| Малаша | malasa | - |
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