Maleja Surname
Approximately 229 people bear this surname
Maleja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 75 | 1:615,732 | 28,396 |
| Indonesia | 57 | 1:2,320,161 | 139,963 |
| Latvia | 29 | 1:70,691 | 10,433 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Tanzania | 17 | 1:3,114,213 | 50,054 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Maleja (70) may also be a first name.
Maleja Demographics
Maleja Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Maleja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maleja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Maleja (Bengali: মলেজা) occurs most in Kenya. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maleja? popularity and diffusion
The last name Maleja is the 1,079,669th most frequently used last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 31,823,345 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 53 percent of Maleja reside; 41 percent reside in East Africa and 41 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Maleja is also the 1,162,016th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 70 people.
This last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 615,732. In Kenya Maleja is most frequent in: Kilifi County, where 93 percent are found, Kwale County, where 5 percent are found and Taita Taveta County, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Kenya it exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 25 percent are found and Latvia, where 13 percent are found.
Maleja Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Maleja last name is primarily Christian (75%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maleja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maleja in the Bengali language | ||
| মলেজা | maleja | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Maleja
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