Malofa Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Malofa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malofa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania651:814,48642,828
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Malofa Last Name Facts

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

Malofa (Russian: Малофа) is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Malofa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,152,526th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Malofa live; 84 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Malofa is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 814,486. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 98 percent are found and Songwe Region, where 2 percent are found. Other than Tanzania it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 12 percent are found and Belarus, where 1 percent are found.

Malofa Last Name Statistics demography

Malofa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 79.07% less than the national average, earning R 49,740 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malofha925/
Maulofa922/
Maloufa921/
Maelofa921/
Maloofa921/
Masloufa863/
Maaloufa861/
Maelofea861/
Malafa83437/
Malofo8391/
Malofi8369/
Malefa8358/
Malofy8348/
Malofe839/
Molofa839/
Malofyi77459/
Malofey77159/
Malafay77150/
Malofei7797/
Maloufi7769/
Malafai7753/
Malasfa7740/
Malofiy7737/
Mahlova7735/
Malofie7716/
Malafat7712/
Mailafa774/
Mailefa774/
'Malefa773/
Mahlefa771/
Malofii771/
Malefaa771/
Malaffa771/
Malafah771/
Mohlofa771/
Moloufa771/
Malafha771/
Maslofy771/
Malafau771/
Malafaia712,925/
Malafaya711,187/
Mahalefa71256/
Mahalova7188/
Malhofer7132/
Mahlopha717/
Maaylefa714/
Molofaha712/
Maaloufi712/
Mouloufa712/
Malaafaa711/
Mailiafa711/
Mahloufi711/
Maloufet711/
Malofijs711/
Malatfai711/
Malafais711/
Mailafai711/
Maaloufy711/
Malafatt711/
Mallafap710/
Malefo675,081/
Malafi6772/
Molofi6770/
Malafe6757/
Malafo6745/
Molofy6738/
Malafy6737/
Melafa6732/
Melefa6725/
Molefa6712/
Molofo678/
Molofe673/
Mailafaya672/
Mailafaia671/
Malhloufi671/
Malahafaz671/
Malofeets671/
Melofo671/

Malofa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malofa in the Russian language
Малофаmalofa-

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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 Malofa
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