Malja Surname
Approximately 852 people bear this surname
Malja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 517 | 1:5,636 | 1,071 |
| Finland | 86 | 1:63,915 | 7,300 |
| Iraq | 84 | 1:416,924 | 7,373 |
| Mexico | 44 | 1:2,821,050 | 22,257 |
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| Norway | 15 | 1:342,819 | 32,589 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Serbia | 14 | 1:510,353 | 19,964 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10 | 1:353,640 | 13,005 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Malja (84) may also be a first name.
Malja Demographics
Average Malja Salary in
United States
$67,375 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Malja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Malja (Hindi: माल्जा, Marathi: मालजा) is found in Albania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Malja.
How Common Is The Last Name Malja? popularity and diffusion
The last name Malja is the 409,925th most common family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 8,553,458 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Malja live; 64 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 61 percent live in Albano-Europe. Malja is also the 1,046,220th most frequently occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 84 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Albania, where it is held by 517 people, or 1 in 5,636. In Albania Malja is most frequent in: Durrës County, where 32 percent reside, Elbasan County, where 28 percent reside and Tirana County, where 19 percent reside. Excluding Albania Malja exists in 30 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 10 percent reside and Iraq, where 10 percent reside.
Malja Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Malja earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 13.78% less than the national average, earning 298,395 kr per year and in United States they earn 56.14% more than the national average, earning $67,375 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Malja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Malja in the Marathi language | ||
| मालजा | malaja | - |
| Malja in the Hindi language | ||
| माल्जा | malja | 50 |
| मलजा | malaja | 25 |
| माजा | maja | 25 |
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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 Malja
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