Malema Surname

27,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,681 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Malawi

Malema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7,2361:7,487951
Tanzania6,2791:8,4321,108
Malawi4,2091:4,067565
DR Congo6571:112,45012,366
Botswana4801:4,556687
Zambia3821:41,4924,077
Uganda1841:212,17016,663
Kenya1431:322,93619,861
India261:29,502,515369,827
England191:2,932,529101,561
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Congo91:554,34412,633
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Norway61:857,04855,549
Lesotho41:508,14018,568
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Malema (866) may also be a first name.

Malema Last Name Facts

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

The surname Malema (Bengali: মলেমা, Hindi: मलेमा, Marathi: मलेमा, Russian: Малема) occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Malema.

How Common Is The Last Name Malema? popularity and diffusion

Malema is the 27,307th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 370,283 people. The last name Malema occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Malema live; 63 percent live in Southern Africa and 63 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 276,587th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 866 people.

The last name Malema is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 7,236 people, or 1 in 7,487. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Limpopo, where 43 percent reside, Gauteng, where 43 percent reside and North West, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa Malema exists in 34 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 32 percent reside and Malawi, where 21 percent reside.

Malema Last Name Statistics demography

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

The amount Malema earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 21.13% less than the national average, earning 272,953 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 29.27% less than the national average, earning R 168,072 per year and in United States they earn 17.6% less than the national average, earning $35,554 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malaema92804/
Mallema9274/
Malemma9264/
Maleama9253/
Maleema9217/
Maslema9214/
Mailema928/
Maulema924/
Maleima923/
Malemah922/
Malemai921/
Malemga921/
Majlema921/
Maliema921/
Mealema921/
Matlema921/
Maalema921/
Malemath86226/
Mallemma86192/
Maleimau8650/
Mallemat8612/
Mmaleema8610/
Malemaja868/
Malaemai867/
Maleamma863/
Mailemay861/
Maileyma861/
Maslemma861/
Malama8341,684/
Malima8335,169/
Molema837,406/
Maloma836,007/
Malemo834,477/
Maleme831,893/
Malemi831,563/
Melema8358/
Maailaema806/
Mallemath803/
Mallama772,610/
Moslema772,345/
Mollema771,478/
Malimat77691/
Malamma77647/
Mailama77568/
Mahlima77541/
Malimai77486/
Mahloma77465/
Malajma77290/
Maalemi77273/
Malamai77271/
Maliama77229/
Moulema77195/
Maulama77152/
Malamah77150/
Malemou77111/
Maleeme77104/
Malimas7793/
Muilema7793/
Mallemi7791/
Maelama7791/
Mallima7769/
Meulema7767/
Melemai7754/
Malemit7752/
Malomay7750/
Malimah7745/
Malemis7743/
Malimau7738/
Malomau7726/
Mailemo7723/
Mailoma7717/
Maliemo7715/
Maslima7713/
Malamay7710/
Malemes778/
Matleme778/
Malimaa777/
Malaima774/
Malhoma773/
Mallemo773/
Malimga773/
Mauloma773/
Malhama773/
Mailima772/
Malleme772/
Malloma772/
Maleemo772/
Maleumi772/
Malimad772/
Malaama771/
Malamea771/
Malyoma771/
Maleemi771/
Mgaleme771/
Mojlema771/
Maalemo771/
Malemer771/
Malemet771/
Malemge771/
Malemot771/
Maleumo771/
Malimea771/
Malioma771/
Maloima771/
Molemad771/
Meilema771/
Malemed771/
Maliemi771/
Malamaa771/
Mhalemi771/
Mahlama771/
Malieme771/
Meelema770/
Meattlemma751/
Mallamma7116,505/
Malaimat71513/
Malimath71480/
Maelamai71213/
Melhemah71156/
Maallemi71142/
Maailama71110/
Malyamha7185/
Mailamai7155/
Malaimau7149/
Mailamma7142/
Malamhay7124/
Mailemou7122/
Moslemat7119/
Maalamma7118/
Maleemoh7118/
Maulimah7114/
Mallamai7114/
Maliemou7112/
Malammai716/
Mailimay716/
Malamaai716/
Maulamma715/
Maliamma715/
Mahalima715/
Malahmah715/
Mallimai714/
Mailamah714/
Mallimma713/
Malaamma712/
Majlamah711/
Mauliama711/
Maullama711/
Mallaima711/
Mallamaa711/
Mallamha711/
Malhamma711/
Maslimat711/
Maihlama711/
Mailamaa711/
Mailetmo711/
Maillama711/
Malamaha711/
Mahlamah711/
Maleumou711/
Malliama711/
Mallamah711/
Mouslema711/
Meullema711/
Molemoha711/
Mmaliemo711/
Maaliemi711/
Mahlamau711/
Moslemaa711/
Mailimai711/
Malahmay711/
Maalamay711/
Mallemee710/
Malimi6720,517/
Malomo675,100/
Moleme674,274/
Malamo672,349/
Molemi671,604/
Malimo671,005/
Molemo67546/
Malime67334/
Mallimath6795/
Melemo6777/
Maalismaa6745/
Mmallamma674/
Mailaamma673/
Maullamma672/
Mahalamma672/
Mallammai672/
Maihlamma672/
Maallamma671/
Malleemee671/
Malimy671/
Machhlima671/
Malémi671/
Mallammah671/

Malema Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malema in the Bengali language
মলেমাmalema-
Malema in the Hindi language
मलेमाmalema-
Malema in the Marathi language
मलेमाmalema75
मालेमाmalema25
Malema in the Russian language
Малемаmalema-

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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 Malema
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