Malata Surname

25,122nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,471 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Malata Surname Definition:

Malata is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: roofing.

Malata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi8,4431:2,028236
Zambia4,6181:3,432429
Tanzania2,2461:23,5722,901
South Africa2,1361:25,3643,234
Philippines1,4251:71,04412,237
DR Congo1,2381:59,6777,129
India3821:2,008,02568,805
Zimbabwe2631:58,7018,896
Hungary901:109,07010,434
Kenya841:549,76126,736
Poland671:567,29552,993
Slovakia561:95,29418,290
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Indonesia431:3,075,563171,061
Czechia401:265,83735,277
England371:1,505,89364,828
Nigeria371:4,787,642126,894
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Thailand321:2,207,448250,768
Lesotho321:63,5178,935
Liberia241:183,68912,460
Cameroon151:1,384,60580,726
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Solomon Islands91:64,44812,261
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Malata Last Name Facts

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

The last name Malata (Bengali: মলতা, Hindi: मालता, Marathi: मालता, Oriya: ମାଳତା) is held by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Maláta. Click here for other possible spellings of Malata.

How Common Is The Last Name Malata? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 25,122nd most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 339,413 people. The last name Malata is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Malata live; 72 percent live in Southern Africa and 72 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 84,987th most widely held given name at a global level It is held by 6,075 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is held by 8,443 people, or 1 in 2,028. Outside of Malawi this surname is found in 51 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 22 percent live and Tanzania, where 10 percent live.

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 with the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maláta9465/
Malatay92413/
Malaita92198/
Maliata92162/
Malatha9292/
Malyata9286/
Mailata9240/
Malatta9234/
Malataj9226/
Malayta9225/
Mallata9222/
Malatai9222/
Maulata9216/
Malatas929/
Matlata928/
Malatad928/
Malauta925/
Malaata925/
Malasta924/
Malatap924/
Malaeta924/
Maalata924/
Mahlata923/
Mgalata923/
Malatah923/
Malatau922/
Malatat921/
Malataa921/
Maelata921/
Malgata921/
Malatoa921/
Malashta86343/
Malaitat8644/
Malachta8628/
Malathai8621/
Malautea8620/
Malaitai8612/
Malatash867/
Malhauta866/
Maliasta866/
Mahlauta866/
Malaitha865/
Mallatad863/
Malastas863/
Hmalatha862/
Mailatau862/
Matlatai862/
Mahalata861/
Mallatha861/
Malastea861/
Maulatas861/
Maailata861/
Mailatha861/
Maladtea861/
Malaitea861/
Malataya861/
Matlaita861/
Matlhata861/
Maalatha861/
Malaitad861/
Malate8358,770/
Maleta836,419/
Malota834,700/
Malati832,953/
Malato832,752/
Malaty831,016/
Molata83678/
Melata83108/
Maléta832/
Malatj831/
Malaithat8073/
Malateaux8052/
Mahalatha803/
Malaithad803/
Maslhatta801/
Malahatas801/
Mallathap801/
Mallattay801/
Malathaah801/
Maulate775,569/
Mahlati772,366/
Malathi772,059/
Maletta772,010/
Malatje77724/
Malaiti77463/
Mallati77444/
Malyati77294/
Malatto77262/
Malouta77233/
Mailato77159/
Malleta77156/
Malatos77155/
Malotaj77152/
Mahlaty77145/
Malatit77141/
Malates77137/
Malathy77129/
Malhota77108/
Maulota7794/
Malatou7794/
Malatyi7770/
Maulati7767/
Malater7766/
Molatta7766/
Malotta7761/
Maliota7742/
Malathe7740/
Malaute7738/
Malasto7736/
Mahlate7734/
Malatez7732/
Maleita7729/
Mallate7728/
Malayto7727/
Maliate7724/
Maylati7718/
Malatie7715/
Mahleta7714/
Maliaty7712/
Molatha7712/
Malauti7712/
Malgota7711/
Maleate7711/
Malgate7710/
Mallato779/
Melatha778/
Malateh777/
Malatti777/
Malatui777/
Malatiy776/
Maalati776/
Malatho776/
Mailati776/
Malaati775/
Mallota775/
Malyota775/
Mgalati775/
Malatee775/
Matlate775/
Mhalato774/
Malheta774/
Melhata774/
Melatta773/
Maletay773/
Mahlato773/
Malahti772/
Malaito772/
Malotau772/
Malatoi772/
Malatte772/
Meliata772/
Majlati772/
Molatoa772/
Malatii772/
Malatip772/
Malatuy772/
Maulato771/
Maloita771/
Malotah771/
Malotai771/
Malatid771/
Malayti771/
Maleuta771/
Mealati771/
Mealeta771/
Melatea771/
Maileta771/
Malatér771/
Maslota771/
Malaato771/
Malhati771/
Malaste771/
Malatis771/
Malatuo771/
Malatès771/
Malatés771/
Malayte771/
Malhate771/
Malatjz771/
Malajti771/
Maladti771/
Maelato771/
Motlata771/
Mohlata771/
Molhata771/
Mollata771/
Moulata771/
Malatop771/
Malatot771/
Maletah771/
Malosta771/
Maalaty771/
Mahlastadt751/
Mahlathi711,727/
Molatuoa71518/
Malotaux71316/
Maloutas71243/
Malathip71235/
Magliato71223/
Malahati71155/
Malayter71128/
Mahalati7166/
Maleitas7159/
Malgatti7151/
Mahlathe7151/
Mahliati7141/
Maliotas7135/
Malatich7126/
Magliati7126/
Mmatlati7125/
Malletta7123/
Maalahti7119/
Mauliate7118/
Malajter7118/
Mahlatyi7118/
Maulatip7117/
Malliate7115/
Mallasto7114/
Maalathi7112/
Malatesh7112/
Malatest7111/
Maliatou7111/
Maullati7111/
Mallatti719/
Malaster719/
Maliatit719/
Moulatai718/
Malgatte716/
Malatech716/
Mallathi715/
Malliaté715/
Maliasti714/
Malhotta714/
Malahate714/
Mahalaty714/
Mallotas714/
Maloshta713/
Maleateh713/
Malattie713/
Malaiter713/
Mallaute713/
Malaitip713/
Melaitau712/
Malhouta712/
Mallatte712/
Mahalate712/
Malathie712/
Malgathi712/
Magliate712/
Magliota712/
Malattes712/
Matlhati712/
Maliatti712/
Matlateh712/
Malaathi711/
Malaithi711/
Mailatti711/
Maillati711/
Mauleate711/
Maalathy711/
Malyater711/
Maliuota711/
Mallaati711/
Mallatty711/
Malastis711/
Malathoi711/
Malathou711/
Maliatie711/
Moulatha711/
Mollatta711/
Maalhati711/
Maladtod711/
Malaites711/
Malaitho711/
Malhatou711/
Maliatis711/
Malathee711/
Malliota711/
Mallatie711/
Mallatou711/
Maloitay711/
Mallouta711/
Malyaiti711/
Malyathi711/
Moulatay711/
Melathay711/
Malatjje711/
Malatthi711/
Malajtie711/
Malotaha711/
Mahlathy711/
Mahlatti711/
Moulatat711/
Motlauta711/
Mohlatha711/
Matlathi711/
Maslatip711/
Malautti711/
Maslatte710/
Mailleta710/
Mallathe710/
Maalotat710/
Molato676,586/
Moleta674,027/
Maloto672,732/
Mahallati671,918/
Molate671,918/
Maleto671,711/
Molati67999/
Mahallaty67782/
Maloti67765/
Malote67421/
Molota67402/
Meleta67314/
Malaithip67240/
Mahalatyi6764/
Maslahati6747/
Maláti6740/
Melota6723/
Małota6712/
Malathesh6712/
Mathlathe677/
Malahatis676/
MacEllato675/
Malliotas674/
Malathett673/
Maglieita673/
Maletá672/
Matlhathi672/
Mahalathy671/
Mahalatos671/
Mahalatti671/
Magliotta671/
Malaaithi671/
Malahayti671/
Malyaster671/
Magliatti671/
Malachtou671/
Malahates671/
Malliatos671/
Moulaytaj671/
Màlato671/
Masillati671/
Masellate671/
Matlahato671/
Matlauthi671/
Matlhatje671/
Mollassta670/

Malata Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malata in the Bengali language
মলতাmalata-
Malata in the Marathi language
मालताmalata70.59
मालाताmalata10.46
माळताmalata5.88
मलताmalata3.27
मालतmalata1.96
मालनाmalana1.31
मालटाmalata1.31
मालतांmalatam0.65
ममताmamata0.65
मालातैmalatai0.65
Malata in the Hindi language
मालताmalata60.91
मालटाmalata20.91
मलताmalata12.73
प्रेमलताpremalata4.55
मालाटाmalata0.91
Malata in the Oriya language
ମାଳତାmalata44.44
ମାଲତାmalata22.22
ମାଳତmalata11.11
ମାଲତmalata5.56
ମଳତାmalata5.56
ମଲାଟାmalata5.56
ମଲତାmalata5.56

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