Malelu Surname

307,434th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Malelu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malelu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho4321:4,705944
Kenya4161:111,0099,481
South Africa2381:227,63723,639
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
India381:20,185,931296,209
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England61:9,286,343223,652
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Malelu (157) may also be a first name.

Malelu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Malelu (Hindi: मलेलू, Marathi: मलेलु) occurs in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Malelu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Malelu is the 307,434th most frequently held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 5,929,655 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Malelu live; 55 percent live in Southern Africa and 55 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 732,696th most frequently occurring given name in the world, held by 157 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Lesotho, where it is borne by 432 people, or 1 in 4,705. In Lesotho it is most numerous in: Mafeteng District, where 60 percent live, Maseru District, where 19 percent live and Mohale's Hoek District, where 19 percent live. Apart from Lesotho Malelu occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 34 percent live and South Africa, where 19 percent live.

Malelu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Malelu are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Malelu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.9% less than the national average, earning R 85,776 per year and in United States they earn 10.24% less than the national average, earning $38,729 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mallelu9265/
Malelou923/
Malaelu921/
Maalaelu865/
Malalu831,122/
Molelu83183/
Malilu8338/
Melelu8331/
Malolu8317/
Maillelou801/
Mallolu77534/
Meleleu7767/
Maalalu7733/
Malaliu7723/
Malalau7720/
Malallu7718/
Malailu7716/
Melelou7711/
Mallalu7710/
Malilou779/
Mailolu776/
Malalyu776/
Malolyu776/
Malalhu774/
Malollu774/
Maulalu773/
Maliliu772/
Mhalilu772/
Molelyu771/
Moletlu771/
Maluilu771/
Maliluy771/
Malileu771/
Maalilu771/
Melallu771/
Malolui771/
Malailau7115/
Mallollu7110/
Malalouh716/
Malailou716/
Mailoğlu712/
Matlailu712/
Mahlahlu711/
Mailollu711/
Mallaleu711/
Mahleloe711/
Mahalalu711/
Mallalou711/
Mallallu711/
Maslilus711/
Moulelou711/
Moulgelu711/
Mhalilou711/
Mahalilu711/
Malailux711/
Mololu6713/
Molilu6710/
Molalu6710/
Melalu671/

Malelu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malelu in the Hindi language
मलेलूmalelu-
Malelu in the Marathi language
मलेलुmalelu63.04
मलेलूmalelu23.91
मेललूmelalu8.7
मलेलुान्सीसmaleluansisa4.35

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Malelu
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