Malla Surname
Approximately 193,568 people bear this surname
Malla Surname User-submission:
Malla means 'wrestler'.
Malla Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 81,724 | 1:9,386 | 786 |
| Nepal | 71,447 | 1:399 | 86 |
| Cameroon | 8,701 | 1:2,387 | 261 |
| Nigeria | 5,892 | 1:30,065 | 2,524 |
| Ecuador | 4,535 | 1:3,507 | 602 |
| Sudan | 4,200 | 1:8,931 | 1,260 |
| Philippines | 1,844 | 1:54,901 | 9,145 |
| Chad | 1,829 | 1:7,431 | 1,045 |
| Argentina | 1,687 | 1:25,337 | 2,137 |
| Niger | 1,226 | 1:15,654 | 1,043 |
| Bangladesh | 1,172 | 1:135,970 | 5,321 |
| Pakistan | 801 | 1:223,026 | 5,251 |
| Spain | 762 | 1:61,354 | 5,564 |
| Indonesia | 753 | 1:175,630 | 16,994 |
| United States | 706 | 1:513,398 | 42,994 |
| Saudi Arabia | 517 | 1:59,682 | 8,852 |
| United Arab Emirates | 447 | 1:20,497 | 2,376 |
| Peru | 392 | 1:81,082 | 5,640 |
| South Africa | 387 | 1:139,994 | 16,127 |
| Algeria | 372 | 1:103,848 | 15,272 |
| Qatar | 371 | 1:6,356 | 674 |
| Dominican Republic | 300 | 1:34,776 | 1,950 |
| Sri Lanka | 292 | 1:71,262 | 7,441 |
| Chile | 269 | 1:65,489 | 2,736 |
| Malawi | 235 | 1:72,847 | 9,384 |
| France | 197 | 1:337,171 | 50,874 |
| England | 187 | 1:297,958 | 22,741 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Malaysia | 166 | 1:177,676 | 10,706 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Canada | 145 | 1:254,108 | 24,080 |
| Kuwait | 135 | 1:28,153 | 3,584 |
| Bahrain | 132 | 1:10,217 | 1,962 |
| Germany | 113 | 1:712,438 | 54,203 |
| Sweden | 96 | 1:102,570 | 7,427 |
| Greece | 94 | 1:117,870 | 19,800 |
| Australia | 85 | 1:317,596 | 27,389 |
| Italy | 72 | 1:849,398 | 65,259 |
| Taiwan | 72 | 1:325,621 | 2,606 |
| Hong Kong | 70 | 1:104,793 | 1,905 |
| Lesotho | 65 | 1:31,270 | 5,851 |
| Singapore | 51 | 1:107,994 | 4,447 |
| Colombia | 46 | 1:1,038,567 | 9,368 |
| Thailand | 41 | 1:1,722,886 | 219,200 |
| Venezuela | 38 | 1:794,844 | 12,955 |
| Mexico | 37 | 1:3,354,762 | 24,142 |
| Tanzania | 36 | 1:1,470,600 | 46,994 |
| Estonia | 35 | 1:37,766 | 7,217 |
| Brazil | 27 | 1:7,928,679 | 178,836 |
| New Zealand | 26 | 1:174,166 | 18,836 |
| Benin | 25 | 1:413,424 | 29,829 |
| Turkey | 25 | 1:3,112,857 | 87,657 |
| Russia | 24 | 1:6,005,127 | 248,576 |
| Denmark | 23 | 1:245,422 | 19,084 |
| New Caledonia | 21 | 1:13,153 | 3,514 |
| Liberia | 20 | 1:220,427 | 14,169 |
| Belgium | 19 | 1:605,087 | 54,956 |
| Norway | 19 | 1:270,647 | 28,127 |
| Syria | 19 | 1:1,015,843 | 6,722 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Kenya | 15 | 1:3,078,660 | 38,128 |
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Japan | 11 | 1:11,622,208 | 45,659 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Uruguay | 9 | 1:381,306 | 22,825 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Mauritania | 8 | 1:511,858 | 18,608 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Belarus | 6 | 1:1,583,510 | 89,472 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Congo | 5 | 1:997,819 | 17,129 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1:845,721 | 48,179 |
| Iceland | 5 | 1:76,018 | 4,442 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Brunei | 4 | 1:104,683 | 2,048 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Ivory Coast | 4 | 1:5,767,808 | 55,416 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Cambodia | 3 | 1:5,162,382 | 10,688 |
| Serbia | 3 | 1:2,381,649 | 30,913 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 49 | 1:1,024,871 | 60,160 |
The alternate forms: Mallá (27), Málla (1) & Mãllä (1) are calculated separately.
Malla (33,308) may also be a first name.
Malla Surname Meaning
Malla Demographics
Average Male Malla Height
171.5 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Malla Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malla Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Malla (Bengali: মল্ল, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﻟﻪ, Hindi: मल्ला, Marathi: आलाम, Oriya: ମଲ, Russian: Малла) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Mallá, Málla or Mãllä. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Malla? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,901st most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 37,649 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 83 percent of Malla are found; 80 percent are found in South Asia and 73 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 25,685th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 33,308 people.
The surname Malla is most common in India, where it is borne by 81,724 people, or 1 in 9,386. In India Malla is mostly found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 33 percent reside, West Bengal, where 25 percent reside and Odisha, where 16 percent reside. Apart from India it is found in 113 countries. It is also common in Nepal, where 37 percent reside and Cameroon, where 4 percent reside.
Malla Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Malla has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Malla surname grew 1,441 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 4,675 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Malla Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Malla last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Muslim (50%) in Kenya and Muslim (66%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Malla surname are 8.72% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.95% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Malla earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 30.69% less than the national average, earning 239,862 kr per year; in Peru they earn 2.78% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,846 per year; in South Africa they earn 31.17% less than the national average, earning R 163,572 per year; in Colombia they earn 76.93% more than the national average, earning $40,168,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.9% more than the national average, earning $46,127 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.76% less than the national average, earning $47,816 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Malla Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Malla in the Oriya language | ||
| ମଲ | mala | 95.75 |
| ମାଲା | mala | 1.8 |
| ମାଲ | mala | 1.36 |
| ମଲା | mala | 0.44 |
| ମଳୟ | malaya | 0.12 |
| ମଳ | mala | 0.11 |
| ମାଳ | mala | 0.02 |
| ଇମଲ | imala | 0.02 |
| ମାଲାହ | malaha | 0.01 |
| ମାଲାର | malara | 0.01 |
| ଅମଲ | amala | 0.01 |
| ମାହ | maha | 0.01 |
| ମଗଲା | magala | 0.01 |
| ମହା | maha | 0.01 |
| ମଲି | mali | 0.01 |
| Malla in the Bengali language | ||
| মল্ল | malla | 89.22 |
| মাল্লা | malla | 8.38 |
| মল্লা | malla | 1.8 |
| Malla in the Hindi language | ||
| मल्ला | malla | 75.16 |
| मल्ल | malla | 23.48 |
| माल्ला | malla | 0.73 |
| मलला | malala | 0.33 |
| मल्ल्ा | malla | 0.08 |
| मालला | malala | 0.05 |
| माले | male | 0.03 |
| Malla in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺎﻟﻪ | malh | 31.82 |
| ﻣﺎﻻ | mala | 22.73 |
| ﻣﻼ | mla | 13.64 |
| ﻣﻠﻪ | mlh | 9.09 |
| ﻣﻴﻼ | myla | 4.55 |
| ﻣﺎﻟﻞ | mall | 4.55 |
| ﻓﺎﻟﻪ | falh | 4.55 |
| ﻣﻠﺔ | mlt | 4.55 |
| ﺍﻣﻞ | aml | 4.55 |
| Malla in the Marathi language | ||
| आलाम | alama | 18.95 |
| मला | mala | 9.47 |
| उमालाल | umalala | 8.42 |
| शामलाल | samalala | 6.32 |
| मिनलाल | minalala | 6.32 |
| मौला | maula | 4.21 |
| आलम | alama | 4.21 |
| मेवालाल | mevalala | 4.21 |
| मल | mala | 4.21 |
| रामलाल | ramalala | 4.21 |
| मालती | malati | 4.21 |
| मानलाल | manalala | 2.11 |
| मळा | mala | 2.11 |
| माला | mala | 2.11 |
| मलाव | malava | 2.11 |
| यामलाल | yamalala | 2.11 |
| माळु | malu | 2.11 |
| मौलाली | maulali | 2.11 |
| माळी | mali | 2.11 |
| मलया | malaya | 1.05 |
| मालु | malu | 1.05 |
| अलका | alaka | 1.05 |
| मालन | malana | 1.05 |
| अलक | alaka | 1.05 |
| ईमला | imala | 1.05 |
| Malla in the Russian language | ||
| Малла | malla | - |
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