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 surname Malinya (Russian: Малиня) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Malinya.

How Common Is The Last Name Malinya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,649,889th most numerous surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. Malinya occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Malinya reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 61 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Malinya is also the 2,900,335th most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 15 people.

Malinya is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 4,617,990. In Kenya Malinya is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 90 percent live and Turkana County, where 10 percent live. Aside from Kenya Malinya is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 17 percent live and South Africa, where 11 percent live.

Malinya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Malinya 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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