Malayya Surname

998,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 256 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Malayya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malayya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2521:3,043,91090,807
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Malayya (2,580) may also be a first name.

Malayya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Malayya (Hindi: मलय्या, Marathi: मलयया, Oriya: ମାଲାୟା, Russian: Малайя) is most common in India. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Malayya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 998,609th most frequently occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 28,466,976 people. Malayya occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Malayya live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 144,896th most frequent forename in the world It is held by 2,580 people.

This last name is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 252 people, or 1 in 3,043,910. In India Malayya is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 68 percent are found, Telangana, where 17 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 12 percent are found. Aside from India this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 0 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mallayya93570/
Mailayya931/
Maalayya931/
Mallayyea884/
Mallaayya881/
Malayao862,689/
Malaiya86344/
Malayea8651/
Malaaya869/
Molayya866/
Maleyya862/
Malayyo862/
Malyyao861/
Malayoa861/
Mallaiya8058/
Malaiyah802/
Maulaiya802/
Malleyya801/
Mallayia801/
Moolayya801/
Malayiah801/
Mailayia801/
Malayaou801/
Malayjay801/
Malaua77113/
Malhya7725/
Maløya7724/
Maljay779/
Malaea779/
Malyao777/
Malaoa775/
Malaau772/
Maalayaah753/
Malliaiya751/
Maliyao71160/
Maluyao71116/
Malagia7180/
Malijay7149/
Magliya7120/
Maleiya7118/
Malaiyo7112/
Maluiya718/
Malaaut717/
Malyaou717/
Maliyaa714/
Maalyao714/
Malajia713/
Malaioa712/
Maloyao712/
Matlaea711/
Molaiya711/
Maliaha711/
Maleaiy711/
Maleahy710/
Malao672,240/
Malea671,747/
Malja67852/
Malaigia6768/
Molayeah6711/
Malía674/
Maaliyaa673/
Malliaha673/
Malahaja672/
Mahlaiea671/
Magliyah671/
Malahaou671/
Mailueay671/
Mailuiya671/
Mallajyo671/
Matliyaa671/

Malayya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malayya in the Hindi language
मलय्याmalayya-
Malayya in the Oriya language
ମାଲାୟାmalaya-
Malayya in the Marathi language
मलययाmalayaya57.05
मलयाmalaya35.9
मलवारmalavara1.92
मलरूयाmalaruya1.28
मलेयाmaleya0.64
मलारपुmalarapu0.64
मचयmacaya0.64
मकयाmakaya0.64
भालययाbhalayaya0.64
मलैयाmalaiya0.64
Malayya in the Russian language
Малайяmalaja-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Malayya
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