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
Average Malata Salary in
United States
$40,918 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
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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