Malia Surname
Approximately 12,987 people bear this surname
Malia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 2,593 | 1:51,002 | 5,713 |
| India | 1,851 | 1:414,406 | 21,777 |
| Kenya | 1,294 | 1:35,688 | 3,854 |
| United States | 1,174 | 1:308,738 | 28,337 |
| Uganda | 1,105 | 1:35,330 | 4,637 |
| Spain | 813 | 1:57,506 | 5,263 |
| DR Congo | 561 | 1:131,693 | 14,109 |
| England | 541 | 1:102,991 | 10,830 |
| South Africa | 512 | 1:105,816 | 12,779 |
| Bangladesh | 451 | 1:353,341 | 9,758 |
| Lesotho | 309 | 1:6,578 | 1,386 |
| El Salvador | 302 | 1:21,006 | 942 |
| Albania | 262 | 1:11,122 | 2,067 |
| Philippines | 189 | 1:535,652 | 61,128 |
| Papua New Guinea | 169 | 1:48,247 | 6,005 |
| United Arab Emirates | 113 | 1:81,082 | 7,365 |
| Brazil | 91 | 1:2,352,465 | 72,498 |
| Nigeria | 79 | 1:2,242,313 | 76,227 |
| Pakistan | 75 | 1:2,381,918 | 21,272 |
| Iran | 43 | 1:1,785,640 | 66,464 |
| Malaysia | 40 | 1:737,356 | 34,564 |
| Australia | 30 | 1:899,857 | 54,700 |
| Argentina | 28 | 1:1,526,550 | 84,030 |
| France | 27 | 1:2,460,101 | 186,232 |
| Abkhazia | 27 | 1:8,995 | 1,267 |
| Russia | 26 | 1:5,543,194 | 237,148 |
| Liberia | 24 | 1:183,689 | 12,460 |
| Greece | 21 | 1:527,609 | 66,013 |
| Scotland | 20 | 1:267,691 | 12,985 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Mozambique | 16 | 1:1,703,848 | 2,274 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:257,878 | 14,969 |
| Italy | 12 | 1:5,096,391 | 108,968 |
| Peru | 11 | 1:2,889,466 | 28,985 |
| Israel | 11 | 1:777,967 | 50,646 |
| Taiwan | 9 | 1:2,604,972 | 16,335 |
| South Sudan | 9 | 1:1,268,342 | 1,210 |
| Somalia | 9 | 1:1,494,673 | 3,608 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Belarus | 6 | 1:1,583,510 | 89,472 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 1:13,610 | 185 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 179 | 1:24,748 | 2,681 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 192 | 1:126,955 | 11,883 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:340,292 | 10,329 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 363 | 1:138,343 | 13,078 |
The alternate forms: Mália (75) are calculated separately.
Malia (25,106) may also be a first name.
Malia Demographics
Malia Political Affiliation
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Malia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Malia (Bengali: মলিয়া, Hindi: मालिया, Marathi: मालीया, Oriya: ମଲିଆ, Russian: Малиа) is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Mália. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Malia? popularity and diffusion
Malia is the 40,368th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 561,142 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 42 percent of Malia live; 22 percent live in Southeast Asia and 20 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 31,887th most widespread given name in the world, held by 25,106 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 2,593 people, or 1 in 51,002. In Indonesia Malia is most prevalent in: West Java, where 30 percent live, Jakarta, where 12 percent live and South Sumatra, where 8 percent live. Not including Indonesia Malia occurs in 78 countries. It is also found in India, where 14 percent live and Kenya, where 10 percent live.
Malia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Malia has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Malia surname grew 323 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 282 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 182 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 240 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Malia Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Malia last name is chiefly Catholic (99%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Malia surname are 38.53% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 91.76% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Malia earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 55.99% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,532 per year; in South Africa they earn 52.98% less than the national average, earning R 111,744 per year and in United States they earn 7.08% more than the national average, earning $46,204 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Malia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Malia in the Bengali language | ||
| মলিয়া | maliya | - |
| Malia in the Oriya language | ||
| ମଲିଆ | mali'a | 49.17 |
| ମାଳିଆ | mali'a | 35.7 |
| ମାଲିଆ | mali'a | 8.03 |
| ମଳିଆ | mali'a | 4.6 |
| ମଲୀଆ | mali'a | 0.58 |
| ମାଳୀଆ | mali'a | 0.09 |
| ମାଲୀଆ | mali'a | 0.09 |
| ମାଳିଅ | mali'a | 0.04 |
| ମଳିକ | malika | 0.04 |
| ନାଇକ | na'ika | 0.04 |
| ମଲି | mali | 0.04 |
| ମାଲିଅ | mali'a | 0.04 |
| ଡାଳିଆ | dali'a | 0.04 |
| ମଳୀଆ | mali'a | 0.04 |
| Malia in the Hindi language | ||
| मालिया | maliya | 40 |
| माळा | mala | 20 |
| मालीया | maliya | 20 |
| मानिया | maniya | 20 |
| Malia in the Marathi language | ||
| मालीया | maliya | 24 |
| मलीआ | mali'a | 16 |
| मालीआ | mali'a | 12 |
| मािलया | mailaya | 12 |
| मलीया | maliya | 12 |
| मािलए | maila'e | 8 |
| मनिजत | manijata | 4 |
| मै | mai | 4 |
| मलीए | mali'e | 4 |
| मािरया | mairaya | 4 |
| Malia in the Russian language | ||
| Малиа | malia | - |
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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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- 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 Malia
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