Malela Surname
Approximately 13,547 people bear this surname
Malela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 5,309 | 1:13,916 | 1,733 |
| Congo | 3,638 | 1:1,371 | 212 |
| Tanzania | 2,256 | 1:23,467 | 2,893 |
| Indonesia | 519 | 1:254,815 | 23,174 |
| India | 465 | 1:1,649,603 | 60,243 |
| Kenya | 458 | 1:100,829 | 8,817 |
| Botswana | 281 | 1:7,783 | 1,364 |
| South Africa | 184 | 1:294,444 | 28,524 |
| France | 180 | 1:369,015 | 54,985 |
| Zambia | 92 | 1:172,282 | 11,887 |
| Lesotho | 45 | 1:45,168 | 7,359 |
| Cameroon | 41 | 1:506,563 | 40,818 |
| Belgium | 20 | 1:574,832 | 53,219 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Maléla (2) are calculated separately.
Malela (1,083) may also be a first name.
Malela Demographics
Malela Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Malela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Malela (Hindi: मलेला, Marathi: मलेला, Oriya: ମାେଲଲା) is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Maléla. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Malela? popularity and diffusion
Malela is the 38,823rd most frequently used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 537,945 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Malela reside; 66 percent reside in Central Africa and 66 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 242,643rd most numerous given name internationally. It is borne by 1,083 people.
The last name is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 5,309 people, or 1 in 13,916. Barring The DR Congo this last name is found in 36 countries. It also occurs in The Congo, where 27 percent are found and Tanzania, where 17 percent are found.
Malela Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Malela has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Malela surname grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Malela Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Malela earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 47.37% less than the national average, earning R 125,064 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Malela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Malela in the Hindi language | ||
| मलेला | malela | - |
| Malela in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାେଲଲା | maelala | - |
| Malela in the Marathi language | ||
| मलेला | malela | 83.33 |
| मळलेला | malalela | 11.11 |
| मळेला | malela | 5.56 |
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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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- 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 Malela
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