Malinga Surname
Approximately 63,770 people bear this surname
Malinga Surname User-submission:
The Malinga surname means 'one who tests the limit of a persons tolerance' in Zulu. Zulu or Swati clan explain it as that they tried the Mzizi throne and won.
Malinga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 33,885 | 1:1,599 | 195 |
| Uganda | 9,396 | 1:4,155 | 743 |
| Malawi | 5,594 | 1:3,060 | 384 |
| Swaziland | 5,052 | 1:257 | 58 |
| Sri Lanka | 3,728 | 1:5,582 | 815 |
| DR Congo | 2,223 | 1:33,234 | 4,147 |
| Tanzania | 1,185 | 1:44,676 | 5,056 |
| Zimbabwe | 1,062 | 1:14,537 | 2,013 |
| Zambia | 517 | 1:30,657 | 3,146 |
| Kenya | 404 | 1:114,307 | 9,708 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Botswana | 127 | 1:17,220 | 3,386 |
| England | 79 | 1:705,292 | 39,851 |
| Philippines | 68 | 1:1,488,797 | 104,347 |
| India | 51 | 1:15,040,498 | 247,985 |
| Papua New Guinea | 49 | 1:166,402 | 23,077 |
| Poland | 46 | 1:826,277 | 64,341 |
| Cameroon | 28 | 1:741,752 | 52,682 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| United States | 15 | 1:24,163,929 | 685,360 |
| Solomon Islands | 13 | 1:44,618 | 8,903 |
| United Arab Emirates | 13 | 1:704,790 | 25,221 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Iceland | 7 | 1:54,299 | 3,881 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 1:6,117,367 | 22,156 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
Malinga (5,001) may also be a first name.
Malinga Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Malinga surname means 'one who tests the limit of a persons tolerance' in Zulu. Zulu or Swati clan explain it as that they tried the Mzizi throne and won.
- 0027623372511Malinga Demographics
Average Malinga Salary in
United States
$34,375 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Malinga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malinga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Malinga (Bengali: মলিঙ্গ, Hindi: मलिंग, Marathi: मािंलगा, Oriya: ମାଲିା, Russian: Малинга) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Malinga? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,891st most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 114,279 people. The last name Malinga occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Malinga live; 73 percent live in Southern Africa and 73 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Malinga is also the 96,192nd most widespread forename world-wide, borne by 5,001 people.
The last name Malinga is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 33,885 people, or 1 in 1,599. In South Africa it is mostly found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 37 percent live, Gauteng, where 26 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 18 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa it exists in 50 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 15 percent live and Malawi, where 9 percent live.
Malinga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Malinga surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Malinga earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 33.59% less than the national average, earning R 157,812 per year and in United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Malinga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Malinga in the Bengali language | ||
| মলিঙ্গ | malinga | - |
| Malinga in the Hindi language | ||
| मलिंग | malinga | - |
| Malinga in the Marathi language | ||
| मािंलगा | mainlaga | 46.51 |
| मालींगा | malinga | 34.88 |
| मलींगा | malinga | 11.63 |
| मानिगरी | manigari | 2.33 |
| माळींगा | malinga | 2.33 |
| मालीगा | maliga | 2.33 |
| Malinga in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାଲିା | malia | 44.44 |
| ମାଲି | mali | 34.92 |
| ମାଳି | mali | 7.94 |
| ମଲି | mali | 4.76 |
| ମାଳିା | malia | 3.17 |
| Malinga in the Russian language | ||
| Малинга | malinga | - |
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