Malija Surname
Approximately 998 people bear this surname
Malija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 523 | 1:32,733 | 4,882 |
| Tanzania | 420 | 1:126,051 | 11,865 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Croatia | 6 | 1:704,767 | 44,411 |
| Albania | 4 | 1:728,514 | 20,844 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Malija (250) may also be a first name.
Malija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malija Come From? nationality or country of origin
Malija (Marathi: मालीजा, Oriya: ମଲିଜା) is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Malija.
How Common Is The Last Name Malija? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 362,265th most commonly used last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 7,302,150 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Malija live; 53 percent live in Southern Africa and 53 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 563,826th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 250 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is held by 523 people, or 1 in 32,733. Aside from Malawi it exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 42 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Malija Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Malija in the Oriya language | ||
| ମଲିଜା | malija | - |
| Malija in the Marathi language | ||
| मालीजा | malija | 40 |
| माळीजा | malija | 40 |
| मळीजा | malija | 10 |
| मलीजा | malija | 10 |
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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 Malija
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