Malaya Surname
Approximately 18,109 people bear this surname
Malaya Surname Definition:
Malaya is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: dresses / Skirts.
Malaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 5,933 | 1:24,292 | 3,441 |
| Zambia | 4,697 | 1:3,374 | 424 |
| Philippines | 1,502 | 1:67,402 | 11,554 |
| Malawi | 1,019 | 1:16,800 | 2,645 |
| DR Congo | 841 | 1:87,847 | 10,022 |
| Belarus | 815 | 1:11,658 | 1,800 |
| Iran | 522 | 1:147,093 | 12,978 |
| Tanzania | 509 | 1:104,011 | 10,153 |
| Uganda | 449 | 1:86,947 | 9,122 |
| India | 429 | 1:1,788,031 | 63,697 |
| Zimbabwe | 194 | 1:79,579 | 11,668 |
| Thailand | 183 | 1:386,002 | 67,749 |
| Kazakhstan | 180 | 1:98,236 | 10,973 |
| Indonesia | 157 | 1:842,352 | 63,704 |
| Nigeria | 108 | 1:1,640,211 | 60,875 |
| Transnistria | 71 | 1:6,686 | 1,279 |
| Malaysia | 68 | 1:433,739 | 22,323 |
| United States | 66 | 1:5,491,802 | 273,080 |
| Afghanistan | 65 | 1:494,664 | 6,293 |
| South Africa | 43 | 1:1,259,947 | 70,377 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Moldova | 36 | 1:98,927 | 11,954 |
| Liberia | 26 | 1:169,559 | 11,793 |
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| Kenya | 13 | 1:3,552,300 | 39,474 |
| Tajikistan | 13 | 1:645,130 | 4,278 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 9 | 1:663,628 | 45,718 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Palestine | 8 | 1:568,606 | 13,348 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Turkmenistan | 4 | 1:1,372,278 | 6,164 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
Malaya (12,930) may also be a first name.
Malaya Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Malaya is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: dresses / Skirts.
Malaya is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: dresses.
Malaya is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: one who bids farewell.
Malaya Demographics
Malaya Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Malaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Malaya (Arabic: مالايا, Bengali: মলয়া, Hindi: मलय, Marathi: माळया, Oriya: ମଳୟ, Russian: Малая) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Malaya.
How Common Is The Last Name Malaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Malaya is the 29,571st most commonly held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 402,427 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 44 percent of Malaya live; 33 percent live in Southern Africa and 33 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Malaya is also the 51,486th most widely held forename globally, borne by 12,930 people.
It is most prevalent in Russia, where it is borne by 5,933 people, or 1 in 24,292. In Russia Malaya is primarily found in: Krasnodar Krai, where 15 percent live, Moscow, where 9 percent live and Rostov Oblast, where 6 percent live. Not including Russia it exists in 61 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 26 percent live and The Philippines, where 8 percent live.
Malaya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Malaya surname is chiefly Orthodox (91%) in Russia, Orthodox (86%) in Belarus, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (87%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Malaya surname are 24.06% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 70.83% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Malaya earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 61.79% less than the national average, earning R 90,792 per year; in United States they earn 6.56% less than the national average, earning $40,318 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.55% less than the national average, earning $37,984 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Malaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Malaya in the Bengali language | ||
| মলয়া | malaya | 91.43 |
| মালয়া | malaya | 2.86 |
| মলায়া | malaya | 1.43 |
| মালায়া | malaya | 1.43 |
| মলয় | malaya | 1.43 |
| Malaya in the Hindi language | ||
| मलय | malaya | 84.68 |
| मलया | malaya | 6.45 |
| मलाया | malaya | 5.65 |
| मालिया | maliya | 0.81 |
| मालाया | malaya | 0.81 |
| मालया | malaya | 0.81 |
| माल्या | malya | 0.81 |
| Malaya in the Oriya language | ||
| ମଳୟ | malaya | 76.19 |
| ମଳୟର | malayara | 13.13 |
| ମଲୟ | malaya | 4.03 |
| ମଳୟା | malaya | 2.49 |
| ମାଲାୟା | malaya | 1.74 |
| ମଲୟା | malaya | 0.4 |
| ମଲୟର | malayara | 0.28 |
| ମାଲୟା | malaya | 0.24 |
| ମଲଯ଼ | malaya | 0.08 |
| ମଳୟମ | malayama | 0.08 |
| ମାଳୟା | malaya | 0.08 |
| ମାଳୟ | malaya | 0.08 |
| ମାଳାୟା | malaya | 0.04 |
| ମଳଯ | malaya | 0.04 |
| ଲକ୍ଷଣ | laksana | 0.04 |
| ବିାଳ | biala | 0.04 |
| ମାଲୟ | malaya | 0.04 |
| ପଧାନ | padhana | 0.04 |
| ମଳୟଚ | malayaca | 0.04 |
| ଅମୂଲଯ୍ | amulay | 0.04 |
| Malaya in the Marathi language | ||
| माळया | malaya | 41.74 |
| मालया | malaya | 31.46 |
| मलया | malaya | 13.71 |
| मळया | malaya | 4.98 |
| लया | laya | 2.18 |
| मलय | malaya | 2.18 |
| मलाया | malaya | 1.25 |
| मालाया | malaya | 0.93 |
| मलाय | malaya | 0.62 |
| काळया | kalaya | 0.31 |
| मलयाँ | malayam | 0.31 |
| Malaya in the Russian language | ||
| Малая | malaa | - |
| Malaya in the Arabic language | ||
| مالايا | malaya | - |
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