View the most religious surnames in Kenya

Where Does The Last Name Maleka Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Maleka (Bengali: মালেকা, Georgian: მალეკა, Hindi: मलेका, Marathi: मलेका, Oriya: ମାେଲକା, Russian: Малека) is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Maléka. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Maleka? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 12,031^st most commonly held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 156,157 people. The surname Maleka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Maleka reside; 63 percent reside in Southern Africa and 63 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 21,818^th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 40,880 people.

The last name Maleka is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 26,104 people, or 1 in 2,075. In South Africa Maleka is most common in: Limpopo, where 39 percent live, Gauteng, where 34 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 8 percent live. Barring South Africa Maleka exists in 55 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 13 percent live and India, where 10 percent live.

Maleka Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Maleka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Maleka surname grew 317 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Maleka Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Maleka earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 30.32% less than the national average, earning R 165,576 per year and in United States they earn 53.79% less than the national average, earning $19,938 USD per year.