Malila Surname
Approximately 17,052 people bear this surname
Malila Surname Definition:
Malila is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: good times.
Malila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 8,252 | 1:6,416 | 828 |
| Thailand | 4,386 | 1:16,105 | 1,213 |
| DR Congo | 841 | 1:87,847 | 10,022 |
| Philippines | 740 | 1:136,808 | 23,150 |
| Zambia | 713 | 1:22,230 | 2,409 |
| South Africa | 457 | 1:118,551 | 14,098 |
| Kenya | 445 | 1:103,775 | 9,011 |
| Finland | 420 | 1:13,087 | 1,960 |
| Botswana | 132 | 1:16,568 | 3,236 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Zimbabwe | 122 | 1:126,543 | 16,872 |
| Papua New Guinea | 102 | 1:79,938 | 10,532 |
| United States | 62 | 1:5,846,112 | 285,490 |
| Congo | 57 | 1:87,528 | 7,379 |
| France | 43 | 1:1,544,714 | 145,815 |
| Indonesia | 41 | 1:3,225,590 | 176,839 |
| Sweden | 22 | 1:447,580 | 32,003 |
| Malaysia | 19 | 1:1,552,328 | 64,490 |
| Angola | 16 | 1:1,686,826 | 3,823 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Malila (2,051) may also be a first name.
Malila Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Malila is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: good times.
Malila Demographics
Malila Political Affiliation
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Malila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malila Come From? nationality or country of origin
Malila (Arabic: ماليلا, Georgian: მალილა, Hindi: मलीला, Marathi: मिलला, Oriya: ମଲିଲା) occurs most in Tanzania. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Malila? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 31,320th most commonly used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 427,372 people. The surname Malila is primarily found in Africa, where 66 percent of Malila live; 51 percent live in East Africa and 51 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 166,540th most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 2,051 people.
The last name Malila is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 8,252 people, or 1 in 6,416. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Njombe Region, where 20 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 14 percent live and Kigoma Region, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania it is found in 40 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 26 percent live and The DR Congo, where 5 percent live.
Malila Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Malila last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% registered with the party.
The amount Malila earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 17.12% less than the national average, earning R 196,944 per year and in United States they earn 18.89% more than the national average, earning $51,302 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Malila Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Malila in the Georgian language | ||
| მალილა | malila | - |
| Malila in the Oriya language | ||
| ମଲିଲା | malila | - |
| Malila in the Marathi language | ||
| मिलला | milala | 71.43 |
| मलीला | malila | 28.57 |
| Malila in the Hindi language | ||
| मलीला | malila | 42.86 |
| मलिला | malila | 42.86 |
| मालिला | malila | 14.29 |
| Malila in the Arabic language | ||
| ماليلا | malyla | - |
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Footnotes
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