Malinya Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Malinya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malinya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Malinya (15) may also be a first name.

Malinya Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Malinya Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Malinya (Russian: Малиня) has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malinya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Malinya is the 4,649,889th most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. Malinya is predominantly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Malinya reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 61 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held given name at a global level It is held by 15 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 4,617,990. In Kenya Malinya is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 90 percent reside and Turkana County, where 10 percent reside. Beside Kenya it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 17 percent reside and South Africa, where 11 percent reside.

Malinya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malenya862,822/
Maligna8621/
Malinyo8613/
Malinia866/
Malinja865/
Malinha862/
Malynya861/
Malinias80247/
Malaigna8017/
Malignat8014/
Malignas8010/
Malhinha809/
Mahlenya806/
Malingia804/
Maslinia801/
Malinija801/
Malginia801/
Malignay801/
Malinjia801/
Maliņa771/
Malihniaa7545/
Malignaux751/
Meallinia751/
Maligniat751/
Mahalingayya741/
Maligno71369/
Molinia7175/
Malinjo7138/
Malineo7114/
Malinio717/
Malenha714/
Malenja713/
Malenia712/
Malenyo711/
Molinea711/
Malegna711/
Molinja711/
Molenya711/
Molinha711/
Malainho67237/
Molineau67230/
Molainia67141/
Mollinea6758/
Malinjod676/
Maleniah671/
'Malineo671/

Malinya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malinya in the Russian language
Малиняmalina-

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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 Malinya
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