Malmala Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Malmala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malmala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Malmala (97) may also be a first name.

Malmala Last Name Facts

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

Malmala (Hindi: मलमला) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malmala? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Malmala are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Malmala is also the 962,660th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 97 people.

The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Malmala is most prevalent in: Kaduna, where 50 percent live and Yobe, where 50 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 25 percent live and Niger, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Malmala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malmala in the Hindi language
मलमलाmalamala-

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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 Malmala
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