Malena Surname
Approximately 3,035 people bear this surname
Malena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 1,068 | 1:57,263 | 10,264 |
| United States | 623 | 1:581,796 | 47,615 |
| Dominican Republic | 401 | 1:26,017 | 1,610 |
| Ukraine | 297 | 1:153,275 | 21,308 |
| Indonesia | 121 | 1:1,092,969 | 78,869 |
| Argentina | 103 | 1:414,985 | 31,631 |
| Czechia | 100 | 1:106,335 | 17,512 |
| Brazil | 58 | 1:3,690,937 | 102,732 |
| England | 36 | 1:1,547,724 | 66,012 |
| Malaysia | 31 | 1:951,427 | 42,969 |
| India | 27 | 1:28,409,829 | 361,298 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Spain | 16 | 1:2,922,002 | 63,384 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| Mexico | 14 | 1:8,866,158 | 37,743 |
| Taiwan | 14 | 1:1,674,625 | 11,030 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| Slovakia | 10 | 1:533,645 | 60,629 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Malena (18,532) may also be a first name.
Malena Demographics
Malena Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Malena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malena Come From? nationality or country of origin
Malena (Arabic: مالينا, Georgian: მალენა, Hindi: मलेना, Marathi: मलेना, Oriya: ମାେଲନା) is found in Italy more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Malena? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 146,153rd most numerous family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,401,168 people. The last name Malena is primarily found in Europe, where 51 percent of Malena are found; 36 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 35 percent are found in Italic Europe. It is also the 40,008th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 18,532 people.
The last name Malena is most frequent in Italy, where it is carried by 1,068 people, or 1 in 57,263. In Italy it is most numerous in: Calabria, where 62 percent live, Apulia, where 26 percent live and Lombardy, where 4 percent live. Beside Italy this last name occurs in 48 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent live and The Dominican Republic, where 13 percent live.
Malena Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Malena has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 15,575 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Malena Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Orthodox (86%) in Russia.
In The United States Malena are 14.71% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.48% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Malena earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 12.56% less than the national average, earning €26,259 per year; in United States they earn 5.32% more than the national average, earning $45,446 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.28% more than the national average, earning $52,304 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Malena Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Malena in the Georgian language | ||
| მალენა | malena | - |
| Malena in the Marathi language | ||
| मलेना | malena | - |
| Malena in the Hindi language | ||
| मलेना | malena | 85.71 |
| मालेना | malena | 14.29 |
| Malena in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାେଲନା | maelana | 66.67 |
| ମେଲନା | melana | 33.33 |
| Malena in the Arabic language | ||
| مالينا | malyna | - |
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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 Malena
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