Malata Surname
Approximately 21,471 people bear this surname
Malata Surname Definition:
Malata is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: roofing.
Malata Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 8,443 | 1:2,028 | 236 |
| Zambia | 4,618 | 1:3,432 | 429 |
| Tanzania | 2,246 | 1:23,572 | 2,901 |
| South Africa | 2,136 | 1:25,364 | 3,234 |
| Philippines | 1,425 | 1:71,044 | 12,237 |
| DR Congo | 1,238 | 1:59,677 | 7,129 |
| India | 382 | 1:2,008,025 | 68,805 |
| Zimbabwe | 263 | 1:58,701 | 8,896 |
| Hungary | 90 | 1:109,070 | 10,434 |
| Kenya | 84 | 1:549,761 | 26,736 |
| Poland | 67 | 1:567,295 | 52,993 |
| Slovakia | 56 | 1:95,294 | 18,290 |
| United States | 51 | 1:7,107,038 | 327,397 |
| Indonesia | 43 | 1:3,075,563 | 171,061 |
| Czechia | 40 | 1:265,837 | 35,277 |
| England | 37 | 1:1,505,893 | 64,828 |
| Nigeria | 37 | 1:4,787,642 | 126,894 |
| Singapore | 34 | 1:161,991 | 6,884 |
| Thailand | 32 | 1:2,207,448 | 250,768 |
| Lesotho | 32 | 1:63,517 | 8,935 |
| Liberia | 24 | 1:183,689 | 12,460 |
| Cameroon | 15 | 1:1,384,605 | 80,726 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Solomon Islands | 9 | 1:64,448 | 12,261 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
The alternate forms: Maláta (65) are calculated separately.
Malata (6,075) may also be a first name.
Malata Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Malata is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: roofing.
Malata Demographics
Malata Political Affiliation
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Malata Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malata Come From? nationality or country of origin
Malata (Bengali: মলতা, Hindi: मालता, Marathi: मालता, Oriya: ମାଳତା) is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Maláta. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Malata? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 25,122nd most frequently used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 339,413 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Malata are found; 72 percent are found in Southern Africa and 72 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 84,987th most frequently used forename worldwide, held by 6,075 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is held by 8,443 people, or 1 in 2,028. Barring Malawi it exists in 51 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 22 percent reside and Tanzania, where 10 percent reside.
Malata Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Malata last name are 36.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 90% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Malata earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 48.28% less than the national average, earning R 122,916 per year and in United States they earn 5.17% less than the national average, earning $40,918 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Malata Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Malata in the Bengali language | ||
| মলতা | malata | - |
| Malata in the Marathi language | ||
| मालता | malata | 70.59 |
| मालाता | malata | 10.46 |
| माळता | malata | 5.88 |
| मलता | malata | 3.27 |
| मालत | malata | 1.96 |
| मालना | malana | 1.31 |
| मालटा | malata | 1.31 |
| मालतां | malatam | 0.65 |
| ममता | mamata | 0.65 |
| मालातै | malatai | 0.65 |
| Malata in the Hindi language | ||
| मालता | malata | 60.91 |
| मालटा | malata | 20.91 |
| मलता | malata | 12.73 |
| प्रेमलता | premalata | 4.55 |
| मालाटा | malata | 0.91 |
| Malata in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାଳତା | malata | 44.44 |
| ମାଲତା | malata | 22.22 |
| ମାଳତ | malata | 11.11 |
| ମାଲତ | malata | 5.56 |
| ମଳତା | malata | 5.56 |
| ମଲାଟା | malata | 5.56 |
| ମଲତା | malata | 5.56 |
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